Douglas Crawford


 

Can my VPN see my internet activity?

April 14th, 2023 in Privacy basics

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…

What is WireGuard?

March 31st, 2023 in Privacy basics

WireGuard® is a new VPN protocol used to secure the connection between your device and a VPN server.  Learn more about how VPNs work WireGuard…

What is OpenVPN?

March 31st, 2023 in Privacy basics

A VPN protocol is the set of instructions that your VPN app uses to set up, secure, and govern your connection to a VPN server.…

What is an Internet Service Provider (ISP)?

March 24th, 2023 in Privacy basics

An internet service provider (ISP) is the company that connects you to the internet, resolves domain names, routes internet traffic, and is responsible for helping…

Free VPNs vs. paid VPNs

March 17th, 2023 in Privacy basics

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…

How to block third-party cookies on all browsers

March 3rd, 2023 in Privacy basics

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…

Always stay secure with our permanent kill switch

March 2nd, 2023 in Privacy basics

Proton VPN is pleased to introduce a new feature for our Windows and Linux apps: a Permanent Kill Switch that protects your device at all…

Five best torrent clients for your privacy 2023

February 20th, 2023 in Privacy basics

The peer-to-peer (P2P) BitTorrent protocol provides a highly efficient and decentralized way to share files over the internet. This is often referred to as “file…

What is the Great Firewall of China and how does it work? 

February 3rd, 2023 in Privacy basics

China is infamous for its internet censorship program, widely known as the Great Firewall of China (GFW).   In this article, we look at what the…

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