When you use Kodi, you get official and unofficial add-ons which help you build the entertainment hub that you want. If you are using Kodi, you need to look at a VPN which will help you protect your data and keep all of your online activities private.
If you are on the fence about VPNs for Kodi , there are a number of benefits that you get and reasons why you need to get one.

Encrypt and Anonymize Your Online Activity


Ever since Edward Snowden revealed the details of the mass surveillance program, encryption has become a buzzword in and out of the tech community. The popularity of encryption has been growing because this does work. If a corporation or SMB is able to encrypt their traffic, why should you be left in the open? The only difference here is that corporations will spend thousands on encrypting their communications while you only have to spend around $100 per year.

When used correctly, a VPN will be able to encrypt your data using robust and military-grade encryption. This means that your data will not be deciphered unless the person already has the key. A good VPN will not share its keys with others and will have a zero-logs policy. VPN encryption will provide you with an extra layer of protection for everything that you do online and not only when you use Kodi.

Stay Safe Online

Encryption will hide your identity and will keep sensitive data from ad trackers, Google, Facebook and data brokers. It will also keep it away from hackers.

Malware is something that is all over the WiFi hotspots offered by hotels, coffee shops, and restaurants. Man-in-the-middle ad Honeypot attacks can cause a major headache for users simply due to WiFi security being an afterthought.

A honeypot attack will get your MAC address, model, and device make as well as your IP address. The MTIM attack will get all of the content from your traffic and where you have been online. This means that all of your data is vulnerable to hackers and the best way to avoid being hacked is o use a VPN to encrypt your data.

Keep Your Nosy ISP Away

Most people do not realize the amount of information that their ISP has on them. They will know everything that you do online from your search history to the movies you stream to the websites you visit. They also know your identity and your physical address. This is a lot of sensitive information that a for-profit company is holding about you.

There are some countries that allow ISPs to engage in surveillance that is targeted without a warrant such as Australia and France. In the US, legislation allows your ISP to sell your browsing history. The Snoopers Charter Act in the UK is also a nightmare for anyone who values their privacy.

If you are using Kodi addons to stream content for free, you need to consider the multiple all-seeing eyes that are on you and multiply this by the DMCA notices and copyright charges that you might face. This could result in a hefty fine that you want to avoid. You can avoid this with VPN encryption because your ISP will not be able to track what you are streaming and where or if you are streaming it at all.

Avoid Throttling

Do you find that your internet speeds drop to a crawl when you are playing online games or streaming content? This is the result of your ISP throttling your connection. When you use a VPN, your ISP will not be able to tell when you are battling online or streaming and will not know when to throttle your connection.

Stream Anonymously

Your VPN will make your ISP blind to what you are doing, but what about the servers that you download from or the websites that you visit? When using a VPN, they will also be unable to tell where you are coming from and who you really are unless you are submitting the personal information to them.


The servers that you download from are not going to know your real IP address or location which is good when streaming. What they will see is the VPN server-enabled IP address. While this does not provide you with spy level anonymity, it will be enough to keep you safe and your browsing private.

Access the Blocked Kodi Add-ons

There are a lot of amazing streaming add-ons available for Kodi, but a lot of them are geo-restricted to certain areas. When you have a VPN, you can spoof into the region by connecting to a VPN server in that country. You will then be able to get your coveted addon without having to worry about any of the restrictions.

Spoofing is actually a goldmine for sports lovers and binge-watchers because a lot of regional streaming services offer free content that is at a premium in other countries. There are some Indian, European and Chinese streaming sites that will stream major championships and TV shows for free. When you have a VPN, you will be able to tap into this limitless pool of Kodi streaming.

Bypass Internet Censorship

Another geo-block is internet censorship which allows you to work in a government-set limit. This is something that many companies and schools will also have. However, while your employer and school want you to focus on work the government wants to control what you think by limiting the amount of information that you can access.

Kodi users are freedom loving and trying to contain them through censors will make them push back harder. If you are distressed by censorship, you need to get a VPN. A VPN with good firewall evasion will help you bypass the censors and use your Kodi anywhere.

Get Early Access to New Releases

Do you get annoyed with the US, Canada, and Japan getting exclusive access to new releases and betas of games? If the answer is yes, you need to get a VPN. There are times when early access for a game will be weeks or months before the official release. There are also many TV shows that take a long time to hit the international markets. A VPN connected to a region with early access will allow you to get your hands on the TV show, movie or game that you want when early access launches.

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