Recommendations for a specific product are considered off-topic here, and the trouble with VPNs anyways is that we can't verify that any are good - we can only tell you which ones are known to be bad.Īt a high level, VPNs and tor are very similar: rather than your internet traffic leaving your house with a destination address of the server you want to contact, you send it instead to another server, which proxies the request to the real destination. If VPN is the best option what are favourites to use (again, with focus on privacy and speed)? Which is the better option for every day use (least speed reduction)? Would both VPNs and the TOR network put a stop to this surveillance? If VPN is the best option what are favourites to use (again, with focus on privacy and speed)?.Which is the better option for every day use (least speed reduction)?.Would both VPNs and the TOR network put a stop to this surveillance?.I'm here because I'm considering using either a VPN or joining TOR. Now I can somewhat understand the need by a country to observe its people with a lot of what we do now carried out online it is one tool in the toolbox to combat serious criminals and terrorists however the Governemnt can get carried away giving its self too much power and the fact that departments that don't really need my history such as Gambling Commission, Food Standards Agency, Competition and Markets Authority and NHS Foundation Trusts will be given access is where I decide enough is enough. The main aspect of the bill is to require ISPs and mobile network providers to log your browsing history to allow various government departments and the odd private company access to it. For those that wish to read in more detail can do so here As some of you may be aware the UK government has pretty much passed a new surveillance bill.

Is tor safe from government spying