VPNs and secure web proxies have shared goals: they secure connections. They can, and do, mask your original IP address and protect web traffic that you send between you and your VPN or secure proxy provider. But when would you want to use a VPN vs a proxy?
Mae gan VPN a dirprwyon gwe diogel nodau yn gyffredin: maen nhw'n sicrhau cysylltiadau. Maen nhw'n gallu ac yn gwneud hynny drwy guddio'ch cyfeiriad IP gwreiddiol a diogelu traffig gwe rydych chi'n ei anfon rhyngoch chi a'ch VPN neu'ch darparwr dirprwy diogel. Ond pryd fyddech chi eisiau defnyddio VPN o gymharu â dirprwy?