The first virtual private network (VPN) was created in 1996, when a Microsoft employee named Gurdeep Singh-Pall created a secure connection between two networks using the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP). VPNs have since become an important tool for protecting internet users’ privacy and security, as they allow users to encrypt their internet traffic and create a secure connection to the internet, even when using public Wi-Fi networks.
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