What VPNs Can Do (and What They Can't)

When venturing out into the wilds of the modern web, many people now make use of a VPN, or a Virtual Private Network. These software packages have been around for decades as ways of securely connecting to private networks remotely, but the term is now more commonly used to refer to third-party VPN services that act as intermediaries between your devices and the internet at large.

The idea behind VPNs is they keep you and your data safer while you're browsing, with a trade-off in terms of...