Some events in the history of the Internet have completely changed the way we look and use the Internet. With the growing number of data breaches over the internet, privacy and online security have been at the center of attention in recent years, especially after the Facebook data breach scandal that took the world by storm. It's important to secure yourself online or the next thing you know your data will be in shady places and what better way to do that than using a VPN?

For those unaware, VPN stands for Virtual Private Network and it helps you protect your identity online by masking your private IP address, blocking online trackers and encrypting your data. By doing so, it also gives users access to geo-restricted content on the internet. VPNs are available on a wide variety of personal devices, but if you're specifically looking for one to use on your Android phone, here are the 10 best VPNs for Android.

What makes a VPN service good? Good connection, better speeds, cheaper subscription cost? Well, it's a little bit of everything. Also, there are a few things you should look out for before buying one. First, you should see if the VPN you are using encrypts your data or not. Then you should see if the VPN follows a strict no-logging policy (that is, the VPN does not take a log of your activities on the Internet). The last one is the location of the company that owns the VPN.

So, as a rule of thumb, your ideal VPN provider should encrypt all your data, should not keep a log of your activities, and also should not be based in a country where the government cannot easily access the company's data (read Russia, China, North Korea ). With this little burst of wisdom, let's check out the best VPNs for Android.