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Proton VPN Is Coming to Your Web Browser

Proton VPN is one of the best VPN services around, especially since it has integrations with Proton Mail and the company’s other privacy-focused products. Now there are official browser extensions for the VPN….

How to Build Your Own VPN Using a VPS

If you’re not sure you can trust commercial VPNs, one alternative is to set up a VPN for yourself using a virtual private server, or VPS. With some know-how, you could be up and running in just a few minutes and for just a co…

How to Browse the Web With Maximum Privacy

It seems that the modern web makes it hard to stay private, but there are still ways to make it less likely that anyone can trace you. While no one can promise 100% privacy protection, these tips can maximize your odds….

Is Your Phone Listening to You?

We hear it all the time: “I swear my phone is listening to me because I just saw this ad about the exact thing I was just talking about.” Online ads undeniably have a way of promoting the same products and services we talk (a…

How to Pick a VPN for Torrenting

If you’re going to torrent, you’re going to need a VPN to protect yourself while doing so. How do you pick a good VPN for torrenting, though, is there something a good torrenting VPN has that others don’t? Or is it more about…

Can You Use Any VPN for Torrenting?

You may already know you should always use a VPN while torrenting, but you may not be aware that not every VPN fits the bill. Some VPNs, in fact, are so bad that you may not have used one at all. Here’s what you need to know….

Do I Really Need a VPN for Torrenting?

If you’re a torrenter, you probably have heard the many warnings about needing to use a VPN while using BitTorrent to download files. Do you really need to heed these warnings, though, and can you maybe torrent without a VPN?…

10 Google Account Privacy Settings to Change

Google offers many different services these days, and a single Google account spreads your information across a lot of them. There are some things you can do to lock down security and privacy on your account. We’ll show you….

Should You Trust Your VPN?

VPNs love to claim that they keep users’ data private and their browsing anonymous. However, because of the way VPNs work, you’re taking them at their word on most of this, meaning that you’re trusting them to keep you safe. …

You Should Stop Using LastPass

LastPass used to be one of the best password managers, but more recently, its reputation has taken a hit from multiple security breaches. Now the company has confirmed the last one was really bad.

What Is a Passkey, and Should You Use Them?

Passwords: We all have far too many of them, and they’re probably not nearly as secure as we think. Passkeys are the next evolution of passwords, and they’re trying to bring us a more secure, password-less future….
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