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TunnelBear VPN: It’s just right for beginners

TunnelBear is a popular VPN service owned by the McAfee security company and based in Toronto, Canada. It’s been around for a while now and has always stood out due to its unique and kitschy bear-themed interface. The service has tried hard in recent years to add more features such as unlimited device connections in order to remain relevant in an increasingly competitive VPN market. Certainly there are ursine puns aplenty to enjoy here, but is the VPN service just right for you? I took it for a walk in the woods to find out.

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When you first open TunnelBear, you can’t help but notice how much work the designers have put into it. The main interface is a world map geographically dotted with the available servers. As you scroll across the map, even the trees change based on the

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