Internet Privacy - is it possible?

In this day and age where it seems like more and more organizations are trying to track every move you make online, it's nice to know there are still some options out there that can help minimize the impact on you. One such helpful company provides a good VPN option to encrypt and anonymize your internet activity. Another benefit of using a VPN service like this is that you can now access country specific services like HULU or the BBC and enjoy everything they have to offer.

The VPN provider I am talking about is HideMyAss.com - a funny name, but a great service. I know there are many VPN providers out there, but I like HMA for a few reasons.

• They allow 2 simultaneous connections to their service (every other one I've seen only allow one) so you can have your desktop & laptop on at the same time.
• They have a large number of servers all over the world so getting reliable access and fast speed is not a problem
• They're relatively inexpensive :-)
• Plus - if you have a router that is compatible with the DD-WRT firmware, you can load a version of DD-WRT that includes OpenVPN and then you can connect directly to the HMA VPN service with your router - meaning that all of your internet traffic (computers, XBox, tablets etc...) is automatically funneled through their secure service :-)