When you connect to a VPN (or virtual private network) server, your IP address changes, and the data traffic on your device gets encrypted. ... If you're using a trustworthy VPN service, your browsing activities become illegible to snoopers. However, this doesn't mean you're entirely untraceable online.

Is VPN 100% untraceable?

Privacy isn't interchangeable with anonymity and VPNs don't make you anonymous. When you press the Connect button in your VPN app, an encrypted connection is established between the device you're using and a VPN server in the location you choose. ... This is why VPN services claim to make you anonymous.

Can anyone trace you if you use VPN?

When you connect to the internet through a VPN, your IP address appears that of a VPN, so your real IP address cannot be tracked.