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What is a VPN for?
Basically, you connect to a VPN to secure your connection. But let's find out what your ISP sees when connected to a VPN.
What the provider will see when connected to a VPN:
Conclusion
Your ISP knows when you are using a VPN. However, they do not know the websites you are accessing or what you are doing online. Thus, using a VPN is a great way to prevent your ISP from seeing your online activity.
Basically, you connect to a VPN to secure your connection. But let's find out what your ISP sees when connected to a VPN.
What the provider will see when connected to a VPN:
- The provider will see the connection to the VPN server, but will not know what exactly you are doing on the network, since the information will be encrypted
- The provider will be able to see that data is coming from the user to the VPN server, but the further route of the data packets, he will not be able to track
- The provider will see the volume of received and sent information, but not its content.
- Connection time: The provider will see when you are connected to the Internet and logged out.
- VPN Protocols and Ports: The provider will understand that a VPN is being used because it will use the ports and protocols that are typical for VPNs.
Here it is important to understand that the provider does not store all the traffic, but redirects it to the cop servers (technical means of operational-search measures), which are under the cop control. However, due to the large amount of traffic, it can be assumed that the storage period of data on these servers is not so long.
Conclusion
Your ISP knows when you are using a VPN. However, they do not know the websites you are accessing or what you are doing online. Thus, using a VPN is a great way to prevent your ISP from seeing your online activity.