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How to flush your DNS

April 12th, 2024 in Privacy deep dives

A DNS cache is a record of all the websites you’ve visited over a set amount of time. Simply put, your DNS cache is a…

Open source apps like Zoom

Open source Zoom alternatives that respect your privacy

March 15th, 2024 in Privacy deep dives

We already shared our top picks when it comes to private YouTube alternatives and private WhatsApp alternatives. Now, we take a detailed look at the…

What does private DNS mean?

What is private DNS, and should you use it with a VPN?

March 8th, 2024 in Privacy deep dives

DNS translates human-friendly domain names to computer-friendly IP addresses. Private DNS encrypts DNS queries made by your device to a DNS server. When used with…

We look at privacy-friendly apps like YouTube and websites like YouTube

Best YouTube alternatives

March 1st, 2024 in Privacy deep dives

In this article, we look at the best YouTube alternatives out there. We look at both alternative YouTube frontends that allow you to watch YouTube…

What is an evil twin attack, and should they worry you?

January 26th, 2024 in Privacy deep dives

An evil twin attack is a cyberattack that occurs when an attacker  sets up a malicious WiFi network that mimics a legitimate one, often in…

What is ChaCha20?

December 28th, 2023 in Privacy deep dives

ChaCha20 is a performant and lightweight, yet highly secure, 256-bit stream cipher used to encrypt and decrypt data. It’s often used to secure data transmitted…

What is Freenet (now called Hyphanet)?

December 11th, 2023 in Privacy deep dives

Freenet is a decentralized, encrypted, open-source dark web designed to let you communicate with others, upload and download content, and access online information anonymously.  Learn…

Google Chrome’s IP Protection is privacy washing

November 21st, 2023 in Privacy deep dives

Last month, Google launched a new feature for Chrome called IP Protection that makes it easier for the company to spy on you. No surprise,…

What is WPA3?

November 9th, 2023 in Privacy deep dives

WiFi is the technology that lets you wirelessly connect your computer or mobile device to the internet. As with any connection on a network, there…

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