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Paul Bischoff

Paul is Comparitech’s editor and a regular commentator on cyber security and privacy topics in national and international media including New York Times, BBC, Forbes, The Guardian and many others. He's been writing about the tech industry since 2012 for publications like Tech in Asia, Mashable, and various startup blogs.

Paul has an in-depth knowledge of VPNs, having been an early adopter while looking to access the open internet during this time in China.

He previously worked in Beijing as an editor for Tech in Asia, and has been writing and reporting on technology for the last decade. He has also volunteered as a teacher for older adults learning basic tech literacy and cyber awareness. You can find him on Twitter at @pabischoff.

Articles by Paul

If you want to watch HBO Max from outside the US, you'll need a VPN. We've tested several top VPNs to find out which ones can unblock HBO Max from any country.
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on March 17, 2025
Common misconfigurations on Google Firebase databases allow unauthorized parties to easily find and access users' personal data in thousands of apps.
By Paul Bischoff in Information Security on May 30, 2021
Wireguard claims to be a faster and more efficient VPN protocol than its predecessors OpenVPN, IKEv2, and IPSec. 
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on November 17, 2023
1.1 million customer records including some payment details were exposed by high-end gamepad manufacturer SCUF Gaming.
By Paul Bischoff in Information Security on April 11, 2020
We examined more than 100 COVID-19 apps from 40 countries and commissioned a poll to understand the extent to which people are prepared to sacrifice privacy during this pandemic and what this could mean for our rights after the crisis.
By Paul Bischoff in App Studies on April 20, 2020
42 million user IDs and phone numbers for a third-party version of Telegram were exposed online without a password. The accounts belong to users in Iran, where the official Telegram app is blocked.
By Paul Bischoff in Information Security on March 30, 2020
Wondering why your Firestick keeps buffering? We'll talk you through some of the most common reasons for this and show you how to diagnose and fix buffering problems on the Amazon Fire TV Stick.
By Paul Bischoff in TV Streaming on May 22, 2025
A third-party app used by EU merchants on Amazon UK, PayPal, and Shopify exposed 8 million sales records containing customers' personal data.
By Paul Bischoff in Information Security on March 27, 2020
Tor and VPNs are both secure networking technologies designed to protect your online privacy. We'll explain how they differ and what you should use them for.
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on July 6, 2023
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