Computer Network

Question

If VPN is using by a individual/company/bank then, Do ISP record every data like browsing history or any activity of them? If yes then why is it required?

#question not related to text book, if answered then it is pretty much helpful...

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Following are my observations for using VPN:

They can't record your Browsing history. When you use Virtual Private Network i.e. your own network which is virtually owned by ISP.

They can see data is transferring from source to destination but don't know which data.

You can imagine a electric wire and current is flowing through it. ISP only see pipe but they don't know about:

1. Which type of water it is (whether it is from Municipal Corp. water)

2. What is its direction (Left to right or right to left)

For ex, Youtube has blocked some episodes of series in India. Using VPN you can connect to servers of foreign countries where

these episodes are allowed to stream.

Comments

Thanks Mayur .. My doubt is almost cleared..

still

For ex, Youtube has blocked some episodes of series in India. Using VPN you can connect to servers of foreign countries where

but when we send request within vpn to isp for particular DNS or address where that streaming is available by that request ISP will get all related information right!!!!...

and

Even if we are using VPN , still we need to send request to ISP for particular DNS to access that website or any other way available with us to bypass ISP for access that particular websites...

???

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According to theory of VPN, it is tunnel which passed through ISP, not bypassing ISP. That's why we get network connectivity. If we will bypass ISP, we will not able to connect to Internet.

And yes, your IP, History, Downloads, Cookies etc all are hidden from ISP.

You can see this article for detailed understanding: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc779919%28v=ws.10%29.aspx

Diagrams are more explanatory.

Hope this helps.

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thanks..