The wherefore and the why
What is a VPN and how can they afford to sponsor so many streamers?
You’ve probably seen adverts for at least three VPN providers on your favourite YouTube channel. No doubt the presenter will have extolled the privacy and security virtues of their benevolent sponsor (perhaps while conflating those terms), imploring you to sign up with a bespoke discount code. Maybe you signed up a year ago, have just been stung for another year at full price, and are wondering what you’re really paying for (or if you should really trust that YouTube personality). Perhaps you sometimes have to use a VPN for work, and wonder how this relates to the consumer VPNs for which your favourite tech review site is peppered with referral links [stop mocking TechRadar; the execs will cancel us – ed].