PIA, or Private Internet Access, is back on sale for anybody looking to bump up their online security. This popular VPN provider has dropped the price of its two-year subscription to just $34.58, saving you a whopping $252.22 compared to a monthly subscription over the same period, with an additional two months thrown in for free on top.
This is a brilliant and very affordable price for a service that can help you to maintain anonymity while you're browsing the web. A VPN is a good way to shield your real IP address and location from malicious (or just plain nosy) actors. It's risk-free, too, as PIA offers a 30-day money-back guarantee for new subscribers. If you're not happy, you can request a refund, giving you enough time to see if the service works for you.
There's a big and important reason why a VPN like this one is essential for modern internet users: snoopers. Every website you visit, every online service you use, can track where you're from and what you're looking at. A VPN is one of the best ways to offset against that by obfuscating who you are and where you're from.
For instance, PIA claims to have servers in 90 different countries for you to choose from. This gives you options to connect from a laptop in London and pretend you're browsing from New York. While it isn't a benefit that is widely promoted, this could allow you to connect to streaming services from abroad, although your success might vary, depending on the server you connect to.
Hiding your IP address is a great tactic for privacy online, but a VPN like PIA allows you to encrypt your data, too. If you're using public WiFi networks, a VPN can instantly protect your actions online by tunneling your data using industry-grade AES-256 encryption. PIA doesn't keep any logs, either, with independent auditors confirming that, even if law enforcement asked for it, PIA couldn't track your actions online.
You can take advantage of PIA's full set of features, too. It comes with a kill switch mode to stop your connection from accidentally leaking out if the VPN connection drops, and it supports unlimited simultaneous connections, so you could set up every device in your home to use it at once. Advanced features like split tunneling, to allow only certain apps to use the VPN, along with a whole host of app support for all the major mobile and desktop operating systems, make PIA easy enough for beginners to use, too.
While this will cost you extra, you can also request a dedicated IP address through PIA. This will mean you aren't sharing your IP with other VPN users, and can help you to avoid CAPTCHAs and other VPN-blocking mechanisms online, especially if you're hitting those Cloudflare blocks a bit too often.
All in all, the $34.58 sale price for this 2-year Private Internet Access subscription is an affordable option for anyone looking to stay protected online. The two months extra on top is a nice bonus, but ultimately, that 88% discount (or 89%, if you count the two freebie months) is a big enough sway for anyone. If you're without a VPN at the moment, the 30-day risk-free period is a good way to give PIA a go, so jump on this deal while you can.
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