What Is The Best Vpn

[pumpjack]

I would like to know what is the best VPN and how do you use one I have not one clue about technology

also be free
thank you

[Buenchico]

Free VPNs often tend to be slow (which means that you can't reliably stream video, for example) or they come with data limits (so that if, say, you want to access videos via them, you can only watch one or two a month). Some also force you to accept intrusive advertising as well. So none of them are perfect. The best though are summarised here:
https://www.techradar.com/uk/vpn/best-free-vpn

The REASON you want to use a VPN is also relevant. If you simply want to keep your IP address a secret then it won't matter where the VPN has servers. (i.e. it will make no difference at all as to whether the VPN makes your connection look as if it's coming from the USA or Uganda). However if you're trying to access the output of a US TV service, you'll need to use a VPN that's got servers in the USA. (Similarly, if you're trying to watch TV from Singapore, you'll need to use a VPN that's got servers in Singapore).

If, say, you want to access an American video service, it would also be best to use a VPN that's got MULTIPLE servers in the USA. The video service provider might block access from one or more VPN addresses in their country, so it's important to have other servers in that country to try too.

If there's a reason why you might not want, say, the police or security services to be able to trace your IP address through the VPN, then you should seek out a VPN that doesn't keep logs of traffic passing through their servers. (However it would be unwise to trust many VPNs that claim not to keep traffic logs. A gang of Mexican drug smugglers were using a Canadian VPN to pass all their internet traffic through. That VPN claimed not to log any traffic but, when served with a court order, they still handed over the IP addresses being used by the gang). Anyone who seriously needs to keep their IP address away from 'the authorities' should forget about using a VPN and, instead, use the Tor network. (However Tor isn't fast enough to handle streaming traffic, such as video services).

The ONLY way that you'll get a really reliable VPN service, with fast speeds, no data limits and no data logs, is to PAY for it. NordVPN frequently comes out top in comparison tests carried out by the technical press and online review sites. It works out at under £3 per month when you sign up to their initial two-year deal:
https://nordvpn.com/

[pumpjack]

I want to use a VPN because I think my Google Chrome was hacked I had a so-called friend in my home a few months ago go and he wanted to know my Mac address and my IP address to get Wi-Fi

why he wanted my Mac code I will never know but it seems strange I have fallen out with him now but other people has told me to be careful he could get into my Google Chrome browser and access all my emails Youtube channels just about everything or is this even possible if he doesn't have use of my laptop or my telephone which I used to browse internet

[twix123]

There is no need to go via the VPN route. Just change your passwords on any protected application that you use, including also your Wi-Fi network and the administration password for your router. Include a mixture of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols.

[Buenchico]

The simplest way to change your IP address (so that your former friend will no longer know it) is to remove the power to your router, wait and minute or two and then power it back up again. That usually results in you being an allocated a new address.

Before doing that though, click on this link to see what your current IP address is (and note it down)
http://whatismyipaddress.com
After you've rebooted your router, return to that link to check that your IP address has changed.