Google announced, through its blog, its VPN service on desktops and phones with a $ 9.99 Google One subscription, to provide an additional layer of online protection for phones that It works on the Android system.
There are already a large number of "VPN" services that can be used to help protect browsing privacy and Internet security through an encrypted Internet connection, and now Google has its own services, according to the US site (the verge).
In theory, Google has already provided this service, but only to subscribers of "Google" (Google Fi) on "Android" smart phones, which is the service of voice calls over cellular networks, and "Wi-Fi" (Wifi) through a private network of Google.
Google announced that it will provide a free VPN to users of the Android operating system for any subscriber to a 2 TB cloud storage, Google One in the United States, and will expand to include iOS and Windows systems. And Mac, and other countries "in the coming months."
Google One offers VPN services to 2 TB members (networking sites)
As you can see in the image above, you will need to be subscribed to the 2 TB plan, which costs $ 9.99 per month or $ 99 per year, so it is not a completely free VPN.
The new VPN is the latest way Google is trying to improve its cloud storage offerings.
What is a VPN?
VPN applications provide many important user functions, such as data encryption, surfing the international network with anonymity, protection from spying, and bypassing country-specific restrictions.
The advantages of virtual VPN applications appear when it is not clear to what extent the security is available when connecting to the Internet, when using open wireless internet networks in cafes and airports, or when there is a concern that the wireless network is no longer secure enough that hackers may be able to In the worst case it breaches sensitive data and important user information.
Here, the great benefit of VPN applications, given that the data is sent through an encrypted "tunnel" that cannot be penetrated or accessed.
In addition to the security factors, the VPN applications provide another feature which is that the user can connect to server devices around the world depending on the company providing the service, as through these applications it is possible to claim that the data traffic is coming from the United States, for example, and then the services flow Known data so that the "list" of films looks completely different, as well as the opportunity to watch American series early before showing them in other parts of the world.
Also, these applications have an important feature in countries that prohibit browsing certain websites, as they allow the user the option to choose a country from a list of countries that enjoy Internet freedom, such as the United States or the Netherlands, so that all blocked websites are open to him in the country in which he lives.
To understand the mechanism of work of these networks, we can envision "VPN" communications as a tunnel that is at the entrance to the user's terminal device, and at the exit is the Internet of the company providing the VPN service.
A VPN connection is established by means of a program. This service is not limited to desktop or laptop computers, but also works with smart phones and tablets.
The advantage of the "VPN" tunnel is that the other parties only see the outer wall, and they cannot access the entrance or exit or the data that passes through the tunnel. Therefore, the VPN is often used to access the data stored on the work server. From home or on the go, these networks are often safer both professionally and privately.