How to use VPNs without compromising your banking apps
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Using a virtual private network to seach the internet has its pros and cons. It can provide more security and privacy. But users can be blocked from websites.
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But because of these security measures, some VPN users like Ernie from Blue Ridge, Georgia, who wrote to us, may face the opposite problem of being blocked out of websites, like online banking sites, that they usually would have no problem accessing. This can be frustrating and time-consuming to simply check something online, and it may lead many people to reconsider using a VPN altogether.
But is this the right move? Here's what you need to know if this happens to you.