Why choose a paid VPN over a free one?

“The large majority of free VPNs do not protect users’ privacy and often are designed to undermine it. The companies offering free VPN services make their money at the expense of users, including [selling metadata records to third parties](https://nym.com/blog/what-are-data-brokers), inserting advertising into web traffic, or allowing third parties to install [cookie trackers](https://nym.com/blog/what-are-cookies) on the software of users.”