Why It’s Important to Secure Your Router with a VPN
A good VPN will allow you to connect to multiple devices (generally 3-5) on a single license. But any typical family will have at least 6-10 devices that use the…
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Quora Data Breach Affects 100 Million Users
On December 3rd, 2018, the infamous Question and Answer site, Quora announced that the private messages and account information from around 100 million users was exposed by a "malicious third…
How to Prevent Spyware
If you’re annoyed by Instagram stalkers, imagine when someone takes stalking to another level. They can see your usernames and passwords, what you chat with others, the emails you send,…
Best Browsers for Privacy and Security
Every day, we do so many activities on our browsers – online shopping, social media, streaming music and movies, and so much more. And every step you take gives advertisers…
Sky Brasil exposed private information, including IP addresses, of 32 million Brazilians
Sky Brasil, one of Brazil’s largest internet service providers (ISP) has exposed private information on all 32 million of its users. This leak was discovered by Brazilian independent researcher Fabio…
How to Test for and Prevent a WebRTC Leak
You might have heard about WebRTC in the VPN space, and not in the good sense. Privacy experts often talk about disabling WebRTC. What is WebRTC and what does…
What is Adware?
Adware is software that displays advertisements, directs your browser to advertising websites, and collects information about your browsing habits so that advertisements can be shown to you based from your…
What is Spyware?
Spyware or spying software is something that keeps a track of your activities and informs someone about what you’ve been doing. While it may sound very James Bond like, it’s…
Multiple threats from EU’s GDPR to today’s corporate surveillance and targeted advertising system
Eighteen months ago, Privacy News Online wrote about how pervasive corporate surveillance is threatening the privacy of everyone who uses the Internet. Nearly every move people make online is being…
Why a VPN App is Always Better than a VPN Plugin
If you visit the Private Internet Access website, you’ll notice there are VPN apps for platforms such as Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and others. And then there are also some…