Technical writer who began humbly with robot technical guides and fell in love with online privacy, so wants to share his passion and wisdom about user's rights with others.
Ok, so if you’re still window shopping for the ideal VPN or have been using one for some time already, you’ll know there’s one vital ‘make or break’ characteristic we all look for: a stable connection. Even if you’ve never used a VPN before, you’re certainly no stranger to an unstable WiFi connection – dropping...
In your search for a VPN, you may have come across proxy servers. Proxy servers are similar to VPNs in the way they work, but bear differences that make them very dissimilar in their effectiveness. A VPN and a proxy are similar in that they both allow you to appear as if you are connecting...
In the discussion surrounding VPNs – specifically, which ones offer the best privacy – you may have come across the term Five Eyes, Nine Eyes, or Fourteen Eyes. Aside from possibly prompting you to imagine spiders, it probably left you pondering just what this is, and how it relates to which VPN you should choose....
If you have a Netflix account, you may have noticed your available content is limited to your country. Netflix content differs from region to region and watching shows from a different region than the one you’re in might seem impossible. This can be extremely frustrating if, for example, you are on vacation outside the US...
If you’ve ever tried to access Netflix from outside your home country, you may have noticed that due to copyrights and distribution laws, Netflix offers vastly different catalogs for different locations. A good VPN lets you stream Netflix content from the location of your choice, whether you’re traveling abroad and want to keep following the...
“Money back guarantee.” Three words that every consumer loves to hear. They offer a sense of security; the knowledge that, should the product or service your purchasing fall short of your expectations (or should you simply change your mind about wanting it) you have something to point to and say “but you said I’m entitled to...
Choosing a VPN is much like choosing anything else in life. For some, it comes down to one simple criterion: price. For others – like most of the users of our site – there are many other factors to be considered. The layperson who is simply looking to secure their connection because they use public...
If you live in India, Brazil, Mexico, or Russia, WhatsApp might be your favorite text-based communication tool. With more than 1 billion monthly users, it’s one of the world’s leading chat applications. When Facebook acquired WhatsApp in February 2014 people started to question its security features. Privacy nerds have always criticized Facebook but now WhatsApp...
Update: Tor recently released a new layer of security. The new changes include encryption algorithms, improved authentication, and a redesigned directory system. On top of that, the new onion domains will be longer to keep onion addresses completely private. First things first: What is Tor? If you’ve landed on this post, chances are you’ve heard of...
VPNs (and their policies) change all the time. For an updated list of VPNs that do not keep logs, click here. As with many things in life, there are many different types of VPN users, and thus different needs. Some users need a VPN to get around geo-blocking in order to access streaming content, while...
