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From tunnel to connectivity layer: What GnuVPN says about where VPNs are heading

For years, consumer VPNs were easy to explain: choose a server, create an encrypted tunnel, and route your traffic through it. The product category was built around a fairly simple idea, and the buying criteria followed the same logic, speed, server count, and price.

From tunnel to connectivity layer: What GnuVPN says about where VPNs are heading

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For years, consumer VPNs were easy to explain: choose a server, create an encrypted tunnel, and route your traffic through it.

The product category was built around a fairly simple idea, and the buying criteria followed the same logic, speed, server count, and price.

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For years, consumer VPNs were easy to explain: choose a server, create an encrypted tunnel, and route your traffic through it. The product category was built around a fairly simple idea, and the buying criteria followed the same logic, speed, server count, and price. The way people connect to the […] This story continues at The Next Web

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