AdGuard: The Best Ad Blocker For 2019

AdGuard is a fully featured internet filter that removes ads, ad-trackers and blocks websites with viruses. It’s my recommended ad blocker because it operates as a standalone application, and incorporates a filtering mechanism that is fine tuned. AdGuard works on every browser and application which communicates over the internet, including browsers like Brave and Vivaldi. Thus, AdGuard is similar to …

The Best VPS Hosts For Privacy and Security 2019

The goal of this best host guide is to filter through all hosts online to find the most secure and privacy-respecting providers that passed all tests and meet the following criteria: Located in a good privacy jurisdiction to keep user data safe Long-term reliability Good performance throughout the server network (speed and reliability) Good Privacy Policy Tech support/knowledge quality Trustworthy …

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The Best Usenet Indexes 2019 (Updated February)

If you need a basic NZB search try Binsearch — this public search engine is a easy to access, but basic. If you need a better organized, more comprehensive NZB search, try a member-only site. These sites tend to come and go, and they are often closed to public registration.

Private Internet Access: A Budget VPN Provider

Private Internet Access is a VPN service that is highly regarded by privacy advocates. It remains one of my top choices for a privacy-oriented VPN service. The company operates out of the United States with gigabit gateways in the USA, Canada, UK, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. I’ve been testing their VPN service for about 12 months now, and I find …

Private Internet Access Makes Client Software Open Source

Private Internet Access has been my recommended budget VPN solution for many years. The service is reliable, and the company has often demonstrated that it keeps no activity logs. Two examples of this are these cases: 2016 United States vs McWaters 2017 United States vs Colby In both cases PIA were ordered to provide logs but could not and did …

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Notes On The Best Torrent Clients For Linux

qBittorrent’s strength is that it’s the most uTorrent-like client that isn’t uTorrent. Otherwise, there’s nothing really special about it. rTorrent’s strength is mainly how lightweight and stable it is. If you don’t use ruTorrent, it can easily handle over 10k torrents. If you do use ruTorrent, it’s one of the most feature-rich clients out there (though it stops being stable …

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The Best Free Usenet Servers 2019

There are a small number free Usenet servers available around the world. They tend to be slower and less reliable than paid Usenet servers.

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The Best VPN Routers Of 2019

A VPN-capable router is a convenient device — it can provide VPN connections to your computers and mobile devices via Wi-Fi. You won’t have to install a VPN client on each device. Instead, all your devices are routed via one connection to your VPN provider.