After watching this video, I was kinda wondering which VPN service would you use and why?

VPNs come and go, what I look for is speed. Right now I'm using PrivateTunnel VPN, it's paid, but fast enough to watch youtube at 1080p while active.

There are some free ones I also use, such as Windscribe. If you google for codes they have a free 60GB a month trial offer for a year. No credit card needed.

For high privacy, I'd pick a company whose server is in a country like Switzerland, but the speed also suffers greatly. Nothing is untraceable, and anything from your cell phone can always be traced back to you.

Update: It's been a year so I thought to provide some updates, like @ericlopez3 said PIA is a great service as well, and I've actually been familiar with them since before Linus recommendation (think it was one of the few VPNs that could get past the great firewall of China).

I still actually use Windscribe after all this time, now with 230+ gb/month of free data through their mining offer (https://windscribe.com/miner) which essentially uses your CPU to mine for crypto in exchange for free bandwidth.

Anyway, there's no right answer to this question. but using a VPN in a public place is always the smart thing to do.

There many VPN services out there, do you have a preference of any?

Own VPN Server

Next Generation Encryption

Over the years, numerous cryptographic algorithms have been developed and used in many different protocols and functions. Cryptography is by no means static. Steady advances in computing and the science of cryptanalysis have made it necessary to adopt newer, stronger algorithms and larger key sizes. Older algorithms are supported in current products to ensure backward compatibility and interoperability. However, some older algorithms and key sizes no longer provide adequate protection from modern threats and should be replaced. This paper summarizes the security of cryptographic algorithms and parameters, gives concrete recommendations regarding which cryptography should be used and which cryptography should be replaced, and describes alternatives and mitigations

Cisco/Recommendations for Cryptographic Algorithms

GOST R 34.12-2015

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Best regards, Vladimir Gerasimovich

All good answers here! Choosing a VPN is just like choosing anything else you might purchase -- figure out which features are important to you: privacy, cost, speed, compatibility, etc.

Maybe you just want something to protect you in a coffee shop and don't want to pay too much -- that's fine! There are low cost options available.

Maybe you want advanced privacy protection for multiple devices and have some money to dedicate to it -- that's great too! Several options for that as well.

No one should feel bad for not really knowing the differences -- it's a complex topic. This is one purchase that I do think it's worth putting in the research for.

The last thing I'll offer is https://www.bestvpn.com/. I haven't used it too much but it seems like a good place to start when shopping around. Good luck!

Thanks Vladimir! Interesting topic, I'll check it out!

I use PIA, becasue it is recommended by Linus Tech Tips. I have been using it for the past year, and it's fast and most importantly cheap, you can select different encryption options, and they have apps for Ubuntu.