Connecting to a virtual private network can shield your IP, maintain your privacy on insecure wireless hotspots and perhaps help you access websites you couldn’t reach normally. VPN’s usually require paying a chunky subscription fee, but Betternet promises an unlimited service for absolutely nothing at all. We grabbed the Windows client --there are also iOS and Android apps, as well as Chrome and Firefox extensions -- and ran the installer. It’s essentially a front end for the OpenVPN client, which works for us, but doesn’t pack your PC with any other network layers or components. Betternet doesn’t require any registration, which is another… [Continue Reading]