Despite the fact that a VPN is used for security on the public Internet, its connection can also be used to harm users. The following risks are usually identified: The owner of the VPN server will leak information: even if you use a paid server, you can't be sure that the owner keeps your anonymity. Your data may be sold to advertisers or issued at the request of the government. Therefore, you should not think that a VPN connection provides you with complete anonymity. Blackmail: you may be blackmailed based on the content of the sites you visited. Fraudsters take advantage of the fact that you do not know the laws, and try to demand immediate payment from you for non-disclosure of information. You do not need to agree to pay in any case. At the same time, scammers sometimes claim that the very use of a VPN is a crime — this, of course, is not the case. VPNs are used for data protection in many companies.
