Do I need a VPN in 2024?
The short answer is YES.
This is more important if you browse the internet on your phone on public wi-fi.
Wi-Fi on the go?
In a recent survey, 70% of tablet owners and 53% of smartphone / mobile phone owners stated that they use public Wi-Fi hotspots. However, because data sent through public Wi-Fi can easily be intercepted, many mobile device and laptop users are risking the security of their personal information, digital identity and money. Furthermore, if their device or computer is not protected by an effective security and anti-malware product… the risks are even greater.
How do you go online?
Do you go online on a desktop or mobile?
In 2021, the number of unique mobile internet users stood at 4.32 billion, indicating that over 90 percent of the global internet population use a mobile device to go online.
If most internet global users go online on a mobile phone on a Wi-Fi hotspot is ok, right?
Wrong.
Most of us do it because is conveniente not safe.
A public Wi-Fi network is inherently less secure than your personal, private one, because you don’t know who set it up, or who else is connecting to it. Ideally, you wouldn’t ever have to use it; better to use your smartphone as a hotspot instead.
Why I need a VPN in 2024?
Let´s have a look at the main reasons VPN users use it for.
The main reason is to protect their privacy on public Wi-Fi
More than half of all VPN users use it to protect their privacy on public Wi-Fi.
(Statista)
Some 54% of all desktop VPN users and 57% of mobile VPN users use the service to protect their devices on public Wi-Fi.
Only 22% of users employ VPN to access entertainment content, according to the latest VPN usage statistics. Users also employ VPNs to access social networks and news services or to remain anonymous while browsing the internet.
Accessing files, sites, and services at work is in fourth place, and communicating with friends and family abroad closes out the top five uses.
- Protect privacy on public Wi-Fi – 51%
- Anonymous browsing – 44%
- Secure communication – 37%
- Access restricted sites – 23%
- Access better entertainment – 22%
- Access sites when at work – 22%
- Avoid bandwidth throttling – 21%
- Hide browsing activity from the government – 21%
- Access censored content – 18%
- Get discounts when shopping online – 18%
- Access Tor browser – 14%
Internet connection on the go
You are most likely reading this on your smartphone or any kind of mobile screen. The mobile is on the rise for internet access. Nowdays, it is commom to watch people surfing the net for browsing, entertaining, social activity, news and more.
We do all the time and everywhere. For work, holidays and on a daily basis.
From coffeeshops to entiry cities advertise their wi-fi connection features as an enticy attraction.
Because we all have our phone always by hand, we demand to have internet connection everywhere and all the time.
With mobile internet access boom, a VPN (Virtual Private Network) is the best tool for the job.
It will protect your phone against the hackers and cyber criminals that stalk the web or hang around coffee shops waiting for someone to connect to an unsecured WiFi network.