Last year Opera surprised the world with its announcement of a free Virtual Private Network that will come integrated within the Opera Browser for Windows PC. Virtual Private Networks are now the need of the hour , Whether you are a student trying to access a regionally blocked website through your college provided free internet connection or an office person who wants to work from home. VPNs have been hailed by various groups as a gateway to information that has been restricted by your government. Google Chrome, the favorite browser of everyone also allows its users to install numerous VPNs to bypass geo-blocked URLs. Chrome Web Store, The official app store of Chrome Browser hosts a number of VPNs in the form of Extensions, most of which are free ad can be installed in no time. Here is a list of top 5 VPNs you can get for free on Chrome Web Store.
#1 DotVPN
DotVPN has over 750,000 user according to the numbers of download on the Chrome Web store. The extension comes highly recommended, it has been rated 4 out of 5 starts on the Chrome Store.
DotVPN offers unlimited bandwidth along with access to 10 different virtual geo-locations( canada, germeny, russia etc). Developers of DotVPN also claiming to use a 4096-bit key encryption used in the baking industry. DotVPN also offers geological bypassing of highly protected websites like Netfix and BBC.
"ZenMate offers the best cyber security solution to encrypt your connection, access our secure proxy servers & unblock websites easily" , as the official description on Chrome Web Store states. ZenMate is among the most used VPN on Google Chrome, It has over 34 million users worldwide. Zenmate VPN offers internet privacy, WiFi security, and an unrestricted access to every website. ZenMate also offers an adblocking client which i also available free of charge. As of now, the free version offers only four virtual locations to its users. There is another premium version of ZenMate VPN with improved speed, 24/7 free support and also adds extra locations. The premium service is available for $7.99 a month.
A relatively new VPN on the Chrome Web Store with already over 1 million downloads. Hotspot shield is owned by Anchor Free, a renowned name in the industry. Hotspot shield claims to have over 350 million subscribers. Hotspot shield also claims to protect users from identity theft and data tracking and monitoring by government-sponsored agencies, the official description assures that "We don't sell your data to anyone like Hola VPN!" Hotspot shield is a free VPN host allowing five differnt virtual locations (US, CANADA , France , Netherlands, Denmark) to bypass firewall and secure your IP Address.
#4 Browsec VPN
The official description of browsec VPN on the Chrome Web Store reads," It is an Advanced analogue of ZenMate, Stealthy, Hola, FriGate." That is sufficient to prove how serious Browsec is About protecting their users.
#5 TunnelBear VPN
TunnelBear enjoys a rare 5 out of 5 stars on Chrome Based on ratings from over 15000 stausfied users. TunnelBear is actually an encrypted proxy that adds to its security and it also has a policy of not sharing user traffic and data to the government . TunnelBear allows users an unrestricted access to blocked URLs through its proxy servers in 20 countries. The service is available for free and it requires no logging in.
Written by #Ankit Goyal
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