I have picked up a fair bit of news relating to the growing trend of watching TV online, when not in the UK.
Many of our customers ask us how they can watch services like BBC iPlayer and ITV Player when they are on holiday or working overseas.
Many people don't realise that it is not possible to watch these services unless your internet connection is directly attached to an Internet Service Provider often from the country of origin.
The licensing laws are quite strict, which restricts the use of such services, including Hulu and SeeSaw.
The Internet is, however, littered with services that profess to circumnavigate these controls, but at what cost?
Many of these services work by creating a link between your computer and a special server on the Internet which will mask your actual location and pretend you are linked in from somewhere else.
This connection is (in most cases) a V.P.N. This stands for Virtual Private Network and is not at all uncommon to travelling business people, as it is used in many instances for them to connect from their computer to their office.
The danger with this type of connection is that the server you are attached to could gain access to your computer and whilst you are watching your favourite episode of East Enders, all of your data is being copied from your computer.
The moral of the story is, always be sure you know who you are creating a VPN connection with!
If you have experienced any issues with this type of technology, or would like any advice, please feel free to contact us at www.hjsessentia.co.uk
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