Can a Dedicated IP Address Be Traced Back to You?
A dedicated IP address can help you avoid dealing with IP blacklisting and reduces the number of CAPTCHAs you see online. While you may find these benefits make it worth…
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When & How to Disable a VPN on Any Device
Under most circumstances, turning your VPN on and leaving it on is a good idea. This holds true whether you’re just browsing social media at home or using an undersecured…
Why Do Streamers Use VPNs?
New to streaming? Not new to streaming, but someone told you that you should use a VPN and now you’re wondering about it? Whatever the case, as something of a…
AI Chatbots Won’t Win Your Heart, but They Will Harvest Your Data
A year ago, we wrote that ChatGPT is a privacy disaster waiting to happen. One of the issues we mentioned was that the new generation of highly convincing chatbots encourage…
Static vs. Dynamic IP Addresses: Different Types of IP Addresses Explained
Should you be using a static or dynamic IP address? Which is better? And what’s the deal with dedicated and shared IP addresses? We’re not surprised you have questions. Your…
Two Years After Privacy Risks of Client-Side Scanning Paper Was Published, It’s Time for Governments to Move On
Back in 2021, we wrote about an important preprint written by 13 of the world’s top security gurus, including Ross Anderson, Whitfield Diffie, Ronald L. Rivest, and Bruce Schneier. It…
iPhone Security: How Safe Are iPhones?
Do iPhones and security go hand in hand? Some would say so. Apple is known for its security-first approach, with a suite of features centered around protecting your data and…
Federal Trade Commission Warns Data Brokers about the Uncontrolled Sale of Raw Location Data
A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about an important order from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). It set minimum privacy requirements for biometric surveillance in commercial settings, and…
Top Privacy and Productivity Browser Extensions for Chrome and Firefox
Looking for an extra boost of privacy while you’re surfing the web? We don’t blame you. Almost every website you visit is spying on your data, including your search history,…
How Massive Server-to-Server Data Transfers Represent a Hidden Threat to Privacy
It's well known that we are routinely tracked whenever we use the internet. Most people also understand that the primary business model online is surveillance advertising, whereby huge quantities of…