In the finest tradition of quality publications such as Cosmopolitan (stop it, you know you read it), LowEndBox presents our quiz…

Do You Need a VPN?

Each Yes is worth 2 points, each Maybe is worth 1 point, and No is worth 0 points.

Q1: Do you frequently travel, stay in airports, hotels, etc.?

Q2: Do you sometimes engage in distributing…Linux ISOs and other torrents?

Q3: Do you consume material that would be embarrassing if others discovered you were viewing it?  (Note: a “maybe” here scores as a “yes”)

Q4: Do you want to appear on the network as if you lived in another geography (perhaps for streaming)?

Q5: Is your local government a tad on the repressive side?

Q6: Do you want to frequently change your IP address, perhaps to evade bots, attacks, DDOS, etc.?

Q7: Are you concerned about your online privacy, even if you don’t have a specific threat in mind?

Q8: Have you gone to bing.com and searched for “Do I need a VPN” and seen that AI’s answer was “YES” in big black letters?  Just give yourself 2 points here.

Q9: Are you an aggressive price shopper who wants to change IPs (along with flushing caches, switching browsers, etc.) to appear as new users when looking for the best deals?

Q10: Do you want to be like the cool kids?

Now, add up your score and see what your result is by reading more!

If you scored 0: You probably aren’t even using the Internet so you don’t need a VPN.

If you scored 1 or more: You need a VPN.

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raindog308

Raindog308 is a longtime LowEndTalk community administrator, technical writer, and self-described techno polymath. With deep roots in the *nix world, he has a passion for systems both modern and vintage, ranging from Unix, Perl, Python, and Golang to shell scripting and mainframe-era operating systems like MVS. He’s equally comfortable with relational database systems, having spent years working with Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.

As an avid user of LowEndBox providers, Raindog runs an empire of LEBs, from tiny boxes for VPNs, to mid-sized instances for application hosting, and heavyweight servers for data storage and complex databases. He brings both technical rigor and real-world experience to every piece he writes.

Beyond the command line, Raindog is a lover of German Shepherds, high-quality knives, target shooting, theology, tabletop RPGs, and hiking in deep, quiet forests.

His goal with every article is to help users, from beginners to seasoned sysadmins, get more value, performance, and enjoyment out of their infrastructure.

You can find him daily in the forums at LowEndTalk under the handle @raindog308.