VPNs can go a long way toward protecting your privacy, but configuring them, even with a client, can be complex. Do it wrong and you might end up leaking your IP address when you’re torrenting. Depending upon what you’re torrenting, that could be a bad thing. Because of this, we figured it’d be worth our […]
Great Firewall of China Inventor Had to Use a VPN to Get Around It
Mary Shelly would be proud. Fan Binxing is responsible for the affront to freedom that is the Great Firewall of China. The Great Firewall of China allows the repressive Chinese government to restrict the Internet access of Chinese citizens to content that the government approves of. Unfortunately for Binxing, the monstrosity he created blew up […]
WhatsApp Makes a Smart Move in Adding Encryption
If you’re among the more than one billion people who use WhatsApp, April was a very good month. WhatsApp debuted end-to-end encryption for any and all communications made over the app. WhatsApp is owned by Facebook, a company that is usually anathema to anyone worried about privacy. While Apple was battling it out with the […]
Checking Out European SERPs with a VPN
Whether you agree with the spirit of it or not, the EU now has a policy that requires search engines to remove certain types of information at the request of users. This is part of their Right to Be Forgotten law and, if you live in the EU, it’s unavoidable. Google is considered to be […]
TotalVPN Review
TotalVPN is a UK-based company and one of the newer VPN providers out there. In testing, they proved more than capable of holding their own against their more established peers. The company has a great privacy policy, a well-designed client and a free offering that provides an easy and cost-free way to test out their […]
FrootVPN Review
FrootVPN is located in Sweden. The service first showed up in 2014, when it was free and advertised on The Pirate Bay. In the intervening years, it’s become a paid service, but still might be a good option for torrenters. Overall, the company seems to be quite good on the privacy front and to have […]
Install HTTPS Everywhere and Protect Your Privacy
While we obviously like VPNs around here, there are other ways to protect your privacy. One of the most popular right now is HTTPS, which more and more sites have been implementing as a way to protect their visitors. HTTPS encrypts data. That used to make it too demanding for most sites to implement. Today’s […]
Why Bother with a VPN on a Mobile Device?
We have a whole section on VPNs for mobile devices, but why would you need one? After all, if you’re on your 4G connection, it’s already secure, so isn’t a VPN just adding an unnecessary complication, not to mention the extra money a VPN will cost you? Using a VPN on your mobile device, it […]
Beware the New Police Threat Assessment Systems
Police officers all too frequently have to go into potentially dangerous situations with very little information. A new system that aims to change that has civil libertarians concerned. Combining Information Media outlets started reporting on the new threat assessment systems being employed by law enforcement last year. Fresno’s Real Time Crime Center was profiled by […]
The Dangers of Fast and Free Public WiFi in NYC
If you live in New York City, you’ll soon have a very easy time accessing free Wi-Fi. The city has been replacing its old phone booths with Wi-Fi hotspots, and that means better access for everyone. Unfortunately, that also means that it’ll be easier for cybercriminals to target new victims, and that surveilling your movements […]
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