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Virtual private network

Digital/TEC definition

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Digital Social Care (digitalsocialcare.org.uk)

Digital Social Care

A system where people can securely access work intranets and private networks over the internet, for example in an organisation with offices in multiple locations. VPNs can also be used to hide your computer's IP address to get around some websites' geo-restrictions.

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