The FCC made it official: net neutrality is on its way out. What does that mean for all of us as consumers? Primarily that companies now control the Internet — and potentially our privacy experience while we browse, unless we choose to do something about it.

The change sparks a negative reaction from most people: those who believe the Internet is a place where some sense of anonymity should be maintained, and those who also feel like tacit marketing ploys are pretty tiresome as it is. Luckily, there's still a way to protect your privacy online: just use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to add a layer of security and encrypt your data from prying eyes. Think of a VPN as a tunnel — and everything you do stays between you and your mouse inside of that tunnel.

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