Today, most users surf the web unaware that sites pinpoint their locations – and if they are aware, why are they concerned? It seems harmless, convenient even; perhaps users are shopping and wish to view items in their country’s currency or they’re browsing for content and prefer to read in their native language. It’s tough to imagine, then, that sites sometimes collect user locations for evil – or rather, user discrimination. In simple terms, user discrimination is segmenting users and disadvantaging them based on their location, device, browser, etc. So how does someone combat this discrimination? Protect yourself VPNs, or Virtual Private Networks, aren’t just for…

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