Get iplayer outside UK
BBC iplayer in Spain is a great way of catching up on missed BBC television programs. The problem is, if you are based outside the UK then you cannot use the service. The computers at the BBC know that you are not in the UK due to the unique number which your computer uses to communicate on the internet.
Well, by using a secure VPN, you can watch all of your favourite programs un-restricted
Secure personal VPN
What is a secure VPN?
In really simple terms a VPN (virtual private network) is a piece of software that creates a secure, encrypted connection between your computer and a secure server in the UK. Then all of your internet communications look like they are being done at the UK based computer.
Why is this good?
Well, nearly all web sites these days use some kind of tracking. Tracking is not always sinister, it is mainly used to track your movements around a given website and it can build a record of what you look at, for how long and which areas of the site you click on.
How is this information used?
With this information, advertising companies can then direct very accurate adverts at you while you are viewing other websites. For example: You visit a gadget website and spend ten minutes browsing the gadgets they have for sale. Then you go to Facebook to catch up with your friends, take a look at the adverts being served up to you, they will undoubtedly be related to what you have recently been viewing. It's all very clever stuff but at the end of the day it is done without your permission.
