Is Your Free VPN Selling Your Data? (2026/704)

You installed a free VPN to protect your privacy, but what if it is actually doing the exact opposite?

Most free VPN providers need to make money somehow, and if you are not paying with your wallet, you are almost certainly paying with your data.

In this episode, Charly covers:

✅ Why running a VPN service is expensive and how free providers cover those costs
✅ How free VPNs collect and sell your browsing history, habits, and behavioural data to brokers
✅ Why “no logs” marketing claims cannot be trusted without independent audits
✅ Why a free VPN is worse than other dodgy apps - because ALL your traffic flows through it
✅ Three practical steps: uninstall, change passwords, and budget for a paid provider

Stop being the product. A decent paid VPN costs less than a coffee a month and keeps your data where it belongs - with you.

✅ Free VPN 101 Course:
https://askcharlyleetham.com/business-tech-boost/vpns-101/
(No signup required - Charly built this so you can sort it yourself)

✅ Get up to 3 months free with NordVPN

https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/nordvpn
And I'll get the same as you (affiliate link)

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About the Author Charly Leetham

Charly Leetham has been in technology for over 40 years - from earning her amateur radio license at 13 to founding and running Ask Charly Leetham, a digital services business serving small businesses worldwide. After losing $1 million in a franchise failure, she rebuilt from scratch and has kept her business running for nearly two decades through skill, systems, and relentless practicality.

She hosts the podcast Rise and Shine - Your Business Tech Boost with Charly Leetham and speaks about what it actually takes to build businesses that work and last - not just look good on paper.

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