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The best VPNs aren’t free. But if you really don’t want to pay anything, here’s what I use.

Having covered virtual private networks (VPNs) for Mashable since 2019, I can tell you that “best VPN” and “paid VPN” are effectively synonyms. Getting a privacy-forward VPN with plenty of features and server locations inevitably means spending the equivalent of one fancy matcha latte per month.

So, …