If you’re traveling abroad, you can use a VPN to watch Netflix content that’s not available in the country you’re traveling to. A VPN changes your public-facing IP address to make it look like you’re back home. That way, you can access your favorite Netflix content wherever you travel. Learn more about how to change your Netflix region A VPN also prevents your ISP, public WiFi providers, or potential hackers from monitoring your activity. So you can stream Netflix securely and keep your online activity private, wherever you are.

A VPN can change your public-facing IP address to make it look like you’re located in a different Netflix region. You can then watch Netflix content from that region. For example, imagine you live in New York City, and you take a trip to Paris. While in France, you may be unable to watch your favorite Netflix shows or movies if they’re only available to US subscribers. But connect to a VPN with a US server, and you can continue watching as if you’re at home.

It’s not illegal to use a VPN to watch Netflix, but you need to make sure you comply with Netflix's terms of use(new window), which say: “You may access the Netflix content primarily within the country in which you have established your account and only in geographic locations where we offer our service and have licensed such content”. So using a VPN to watch content that’s not licensed for the area you’re currently in is against Netflix’s policy. However, you have a right to watch content you pay for and can normally access when you’re home.