re: Explain a VPN to me like a 5 year old

Exactly. Why are all of you rushing out to get a vpn? Serious question. If you torrent shite or wanna watch say an astros game living in DC, ok I get it. Outside of that, what the frick are y’all doing?

Again, you have to put more trust in a vpn service right now over your isp. Wouldn’t trust either. Do you actually know who’s running your VPN server? If it ain’t the USA govt, do you trust it? Hell some of y’all would trust China over the USA govt.

Okay, imagine you're a little kid playing outside your house. There are lots of people walking around, and you can see everything they're doing. Now imagine you put on a big coat that covers your whole body, so no one can see you anymore. That's kind of like what a VPN does for your computer. It covers it up so no one can see what you're doing online, just like the coat covers you up when you're outside. You can use a VPN whenever you're using the internet, and you don't want anyone to know what you're doing. There are lots of different VPNs to choose from, like the indian server vpn for chrome. It's kind of like choosing which coat you want to wear to stay hidden.