Will a VPN prevent my ISP from seeing what I download?

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asked Mar 3, 2019 in Internet by stilgahrs (230 points)
Will a VPN prevent my ISP from seeing what I download?

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answered Mar 3, 2019 by Shawn (99,990 points)
A VPN will change your IP address so that the website you're visiting doesn't see your real IP address and aren't able to track you using your real IP address.

Your ISP still sees and knows your IP address that is connected to your modem that connects to them which allows you to connect to the internet.

So the ISP can still see your ISP and they can still see that it's you downloading the files or other data that you're downloading.

So while a VPN is good for stopping websites from tracking you it's does not work to prevent the ISP from seeing your real IP address.

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