Think you need a VPN? Start here.

This article advises that most people may not need a VPN, emphasizing trust and privacy trade-offs and recommending Tor for anonymity and evading censorship; it explains that VPNs can still be useful for bypassing geoblocking and enabling remote access but may be blocked by providers or governments and introduce security risks if exposed to the internet. It suggests self-hosting a VPN if one is required, highlights Tor’s strengths and limitations (such as slower speeds), and underscores that no solution is flawless while offering alternative privacy tools and practices.