VPN or Virtual Private Network allows users to access country specific blocked content. You connect to websites through a special connection provided by your VPN of choice. As a side effect you become anonymous since your IP will appear to be different from your real IP. Like in this forum for example. When you login to Stars! your IP is recorded (every website records your IP even FB and Google and Apple). Your IP can be traced in coordination with your Internet Provider. It's a long tedious legal process but they can trace your address if they really want to. Remember, that your Internet Provider has your identity in their records when you applied for DSL or Mobile a mobile data plan.
To avoid your IP being recorded when you visit websites make sure you have your VPN software running in the background. You don't have to do anything but click on a button, you're anonymous! It would also help if you use a fictitious email when you setup your fictitious user account on your laptop.
The most famous VPNs are: ExpressVPN, Nord VPN, Sufshark - I recommend ExpressVPN since I use that. There are cheap VPNs and like everything in this world, you get what you pay for.
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