How to Use virtual private network in a Sentence

virtual private network

noun

• To gain access to them, some Chinese use software such as virtual private networks to scale what’s called the Great Firewall.
  — Li Yuan, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2023
• That allows the footage to be seen outside the country and by Australian users who use a virtual private network (VPN) to change their online location.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 13 May 2024
• Mainland Chinese users need to use virtual private networks, or VPNs, to gain access to it.
  — Li Yuan, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2023
• To be sure, users would still be able to get around the bans to view TikTok content and download it from other sources by using virtual private networks that mask the location of a device.
  — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2023
• Those strategies include using a VPN (virtual private network) or changing your location on your phone to fool the app stores.
  — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
• This is despite the fact that Twitter is officially blocked in China and requires a virtual private network to be accessed.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2023
• But the company’s U.S.-based customers have been able to access the main platform using virtual private networks to disguise their whereabouts.
  — Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2023
• And users are also discussing options to bypass the legislation, such as buying a virtual private network to get a fresh IP address.
  — Diana Li, Bloomberg.com, 18 May 2023
• Even though they are banned, virtual private networks, which allow users to bypass Internet controls, are now widespread.
  — Ian Johnson, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
• People in Russia can reach the service through virtual private networks or proxy systems, while the swelling ranks of expatriates contribute freely.
  — Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
• Russians who want to watch, listen to, or read alternative information and opinions can use a virtual private network (VPN) to do so.
  — Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2023
• Those of you who log into a corporate network each morning are likely familiar with a VPN, or virtual private network.
  — Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2023
• Though Tinder is one of many foreign apps that are blocked in mainland China, residents can access it using virtual private networks.
  — Larissa Gao, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024
• Although the regime has banned many websites and social media platforms, Iranians have found ways to bypass censorship through the use of virtual private networks, or VPNs.
  — Masih Alinejad, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2022
• Instead, use your phone’s hotspot or a virtual private network (VPN) to encrypt your internet connection.
  — Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• But a small number of Chinese people – typically city dwellers who are more educated and tech savvy – still access it via virtual private networks to keep up with the world beyond the Great Firewall.
  — Nectar Gan, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
• New users would also potentially be able to download it using a virtual private network.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024
• IPsec is a protocol used by virtual private networks that route traffic through an encrypted tunnel.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 Nov. 2023
• Twitter is blocked in China, but users may be able to access the platform through VPNs, or virtual private networks, that allow internet users to access overseas sites barred by authorities.
  — Reuters, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2023
• This ranges from virtual private networks (VPNs), cloud services and collaboration tools, all of which must be done before the employee’s start date—regardless of their location.
  — John Milburn, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
• In the letter, Nissan North America said a bad actor attacked a company virtual private network and demanded payment.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 15 May 2024
• These high-bandwidth routers support virtual private network connections for hundreds of remote workers.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2023
• VPNs, or virtual private networks, are software tools designed to help protect your privacy and device security when connected to the internet.
  — Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 10 June 2024
• Most independent sources of information require access to a virtual private network or money for cable news subscriptions.
  — Mie Hoejris Dahl, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 2024
• One effective solution is the use of a virtual private network (VPN), which enables remote workers to securely access company networks and systems when handling sensitive data.
  — Solomon Amar, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
• In recent weeks, Russian tech companies and online activists have also reported new government efforts to identify patterns of internet traffic that come from virtual private networks, or VPNs, a software designed to get around blocks.
  — Aaron Krolik, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
• Some Senegalese social media users had earlier circumvented the restriction through the use of a virtual private network (VPN), a secure server that allows access to public networks while internet connections remain anonymous and encrypted.
  — Nimi Princewill, CNN, 5 June 2023
• Getty Images Hackers suspected of working for the Chinese government are mass exploiting a pair of critical vulnerabilities that give them complete control of virtual private network appliances sold by Ivanti, researchers said.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2024
• Australia's safety regulator considered this inadequate because roughly 25 percent of Australians use virtual private networks to mask their locations online.
  — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
• Officials ordered telecommunications companies to block virtual private networks (VPNs), which are widely used by Chinese businesses, entrepreneurs, and academics to circumvent government censors.
  — Adam Segal, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2018

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024