What is the real difference and when should you use each When people first hear about privacy tools on the internet, two names come up again and again. VPN and Proxy. Many think they are the same. They are not. They solve similar problems but in very different ways. This article will explain the difference in a simple and clear way. No heavy words. Just what you need to understand and use them correctly. The basic idea Both VPN and Proxy act like a middle person between you and the internet. Instead of your device talking directly to a website, your request goes through another server first. This hides your real IP address. But how they do it and how much they protect you is very different. What is a Proxy? A Proxy server is a simple gateway. It takes your request, sends it to the website, and brings back the response. Simple example You want to open a blocked website. Instead of connecting directly, you use a Proxy. The website sees the Proxy server’s IP, not yours. That is it.…