The Best Free and Low-Cost VPN Services
Want to browse privately using a VPN without signing up for an expensive plan? Here’s a list of the best low-cost and free VPN providers.
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How to Secure Wireless Routers for Data Privacy
A poorly secured home wireless network is one of the easiest ways for an attacker to steal private data. Here are tips for understanding how to keep your wifi secure and private, including which wifi encryption methods are best. If you think that simply enabling security features on your wireless router means people can’t steal
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Five Privacy Challenges Posed by the Internet of Things (IoT)
The Internet of Things (IoT) is poised to make life more convenient in many ways. For the privacy-conscious, however, IoT devices also present all manner of new challenges. Here’s an overview of the five main ways in which IoT adoption will create new privacy threats. For now, IoT devices have yet to see massive adoption.
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IronSocket VPN Review: Features, Price and Performance
IronSocket VPN in a Nutshell IronSocket VPN is a good compromise between a small VPN company that offers great customer service and a big one with a large network. The company’s performance is solid, the price is very fair for what you get and — most notably — the privacy policy is excellent. IronSocket VPN
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The Best Web Browsers for Privacy and Security
Which Web browser should you use if you are concerned about privacy? From Tor Browser to commercial offerings like Comodo Dragon to a DIY approach, there are lots of options to choose from. Keep reading for an overview and tips on finding the best browser for privacy and security. There is no one-size-fits all solution
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How To: Set Up a Tails Virtual Machine for Private Browsing
If you want the privacy advantages of using a secure Linux-based OS like Tails but don’t want to use Linux all the time, an easy (and free) solution is to run Tails inside a virtual machine. Here’s how. These instructions should work for pretty much any Linux-based OS. But we have written them for Tails,
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How to Get Around the Netflix VPN Ban
Netflix has begun aggressively increasing its efforts to ban users of VPNs and other proxies from accessing its content. But there are still some strategies that will allow you to get around this ban. Here are some potential solutions. First, a little background. In January, Netflix started making it much harder for people who use
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Hotspot Shield VPN Review: How Good is this Free VPN?
In a Nutshell Hotspot Shield VPN is one of the most popular free VPN services. That alone is a big selling point for many users. The company also offers a low-priced paid service called Hotspot Shield Elite. Both versions of Hotspot Shield VPN — free and paid — lack many of the features available from
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