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How to stream using a VPN on your Google TV or Chromecast

Here's everything you need to know about installing and using a VPN on your Google TV or Chromecast streamer.

For streaming purposes, VPNs have one clear benefit: spoofing your IP address to that of a different country so that you can access geo-restricted content. Although this might not be a huge issue for streaming purposes alone, it generally poses massive security and privacy risks. Good news: Robust VPN options (or alternatives) exist for the other major streaming platforms, too.

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