What do cupcakes and dryer vent tubing have to do with Virtual Private Networking? Andy and Sean explain all in this episode of Lab Rats, and show not only how VPN can keep you safe online, but can also give you access to things on the web that may normally be blocked in your country.

If you've ever felt like Big Brother was watching you while you made your way online, you're not alone... and you're not just paranoid. It's amazing the amount of data web sites can get when you connect. Oh, hi Bill Smith in Walla Walla Washington! haven't seen you since 09:43hrs on 08/25/2009. How are your wife and kids? Miss Download demonstrates how to

cover your online tracks

by using a

free proxy service

called

HotSpot Shield

.

When you surf the Internet you reveal yourself to the sites you visit. Your IP address is unique and it also indicates your location geographically. If you want to

surf anonymous

you can be!