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Sam Dawson

Should your VPN always be on?

Illustration of a VPN running on a mobile phone.

If you're using a reliable VPN with good connectivity, you won't notice that it's on as you go about your day-to-day browsing. An active VPN gives your digital privacy a serious boost – protecting your home IP address and putting a stop to third-party snoopers.

Keeping your VPN on 24/7 is as easy as enabling the "auto-connect" setting. If your VPN doesn't have this feature, it's time to check out our best VPN rankings to see what else you might be missing.

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