# Interested to hear opinions about various VPNs. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 21, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-to-hear-opinions-about-various-vpns/823303 "2018-10-21T20:54:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 23
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2018, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-to-hear-opinions-about-various-vpns/823303/23 "2018-10-23T02:58:49Z")
It seems Engineer\_comp\_geek is wrong about why consumers get VPNs; it’s not about illegal file sharing or getting around country restrictions: > [@](#): > > In a recent PCMag survey of 3,000 US consumers conducted between September 23 and 26, more than half of respondents (52 percent) said they do or would need a VPN for security purposes. Yet 48 percent said they have never used a VPN, and 23 percent have in the past but don’t anymore. Just 29 percent—or almost one in three respondents—said they actually do use one… > > Twenty-six percent of respondents said the repeal of net neutrality rules was a factor in their decision to pay for a VPN. Moreover, 52 percent said they are more likely to use a VPN after the repeal. > **[Fewer Than One-Third of Consumers Use a VPN](https://uk.pcmag.com/vpn/117796/fewer-than-one-third-of-consumers-use-a-vpn)** > > A new PCMag survey reveals that most people know that a VPN can help them stay safe online but don't use one. Forty-eight percent of respondents said they have never used a VPN, and 23 percent have used a VPN but don't anymore. I was amazed that 29% of users use a VPN–I thought it was much more a niche product. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interested-to-hear-opinions-about-various-vpns/823303)._