Privacy basics

An almost daily drumbeat of data breaches and online privacy violations has fueled public interest in VPN services such as Proton VPN. This article explains…

Internet cookies, often called website cookies, computer cookies, or just cookies, are small text files that websites store on your computer or device when you…

Geoblocking is the practice of restricting or blocking internet content based on your geographic location. This usually means restricting content based on which country you…

In this article, we discuss DNS — what it is, how it works, and how it impacts online privacy and censorship. All devices that connect…

Privacy advocates often refer to an “encrypted tunnel” or “VPN tunnel” that protects your data when you use a VPN. But what exactly is a…

A virtual private network (VPN) prevents your internet service provider (ISP) from seeing what you do online. However, in doing this, it takes over routing…

It costs money to run a VPN service. Even the most basic service must purchase or rent servers, pay qualified staff to configure and maintain…

Third-party cookies provide an invasive way for websites to track what you do online. In this article, we look at what they are, how they…

A VPN allows you to access Instagram, whether you live in a country where the internet is censored or just want to distract yourself with…