Spain suspends its block of Telegram

March 25th, 2024 in Privacy basics

On Friday, March 22, 2024, a Spanish National High Court judge ordered internet service providers (ISPs) in Spain to block access to Telegram, but this…

Spain blocks Telegram, then unblocks it

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What is F-Droid and should you use it?

June 23rd, 2023 in How-to

F-Droid is an app store for Android that features only free and open-source software (FOSS). This makes it a welcome alternative to the privacy-invading Google…

What are cookies and how are they used?

June 15th, 2023 in Privacy basics

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…

What is geoblocking, and how does it work?

May 19th, 2023 in Privacy basics

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…

How to share a VPN connection from Windows or Linux

May 12th, 2023 in How-to

Not all internet-capable devices can run VPN apps or have VPN functionality built in. This includes game consoles, including Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch, as…

What is DNS?

May 5th, 2023 in Privacy basics

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

What is a VPN tunnel and how does it work?

April 26th, 2023 in Privacy basics

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…

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 deep dives

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 deep dives

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.…

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