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Privacy in the digital age is more important than ever, and using a strong VPN can help keep your internet behavior safe from prying eyes. We write a lot about VPNs<\/span><\/span>, and one provider has been making moves over the past two weeks to expand its global coverage.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Proton VPN<\/span><\/span> is the privacy tool in question, and the Swiss-based company’s network, which has the best free VPN option<\/span><\/span> on the market, now spans roughly 20,000 servers across 145 countries — with new server locations in Lebanon, Nicaragua, Gabon, Papua New Guinea, Kyrgyzstan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo — making it the top provider on our best VPN list for worldwide coverage.\u00a0<\/p>\n VPNs, or virtual private networks, operate by masking your actual IP address with one from a remote server, allowing you to disguise your location and keep your internet activity secure.<\/p>\n There are a multitude of ways a VPN can enhance your experience, whether you’re looking to access streaming titles<\/span><\/span> from another country or get around oppressive government firewalls that can block important information and communication pathways, and impede an open, uncensored internet.<\/p>\n Proton VPN now has the biggest global footprint out of all the VPNs CNET has tested<\/span><\/span>. It has a vastly larger number of servers than NordVPN (9,300), and its reach exceeds NordVPN’s (135 countries), ExpressVPN’s (105 countries) and Surfshark’s (11 countries).\u00a0<\/p>\n There is one caveat in all of this expansion: Proton VPN doesn’t have a server presence in all 50 US states, unlike NordVPN<\/span><\/span>. That said, it’s still an excellent choice for watching streaming TV shows and movies — especially if you’re traveling internationally.<\/p>\n A Proton VPN spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to our request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n