If your VPN does not have a kill switch, what happens?

If you don't have a kill switch enabled and your VPN disconnects, your internet connection will remain active, your real IP address will be visible, and your unencrypted web traffic will continue after the VPN disconnects.In addition to revealing your actual location (based on your IP address), this could expose your online activity and compromise any sensitive personal data you may have accessed while connected to the VPN.
If you are using a VPN to access content that is restricted geographically, this can be a problem. However, if you are a dissident, activist, journalist, attorney, physician, or anyone else who is using a VPN for critical privacy needs, this can be downright dangerous.Anyone in a region with strict government control over and censorship of the internet should avoid using a VPN without a kill switch.