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By Paul Gil, About.com Guide to Internet for Beginners since 2004

"What is a 'VPN'?"

Sunday April 6, 2008
A "virtual private network" is the 21st Century way of working from home or from a remote office. By using the Internet to extend your company's office network across many kilometers, it is possible to log into your office computer account from most any Internet connection. There are hacker and eavesdropping concerns, of course. But gratefully, modern VPN's are quite safe. Bradley Mitchell explains VPN's here...

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