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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

Internet radio listeners in the US enjoy listening to Pandora for free. But it has been blocked in other countries. If you want to keep listening to Pandora while abroad, you will need a VPN.
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on December 12, 2025
Presented under the guise of trade deals or national security, we lay out some of the laws and bills
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on June 8, 2020
How to maximize privacy under Australia's data retention law. Use a VPN, encrypted OTT communication
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on May 27, 2020
What is DRM? Why is it used? Is DRM good or bad? Real examples of hardware and software DRM. Blockch
By Paul Bischoff in Information Security on March 18, 2017
How serious is WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption "backdoor"? What alternatives are out there? How to
By Paul Bischoff in Information Security on July 27, 2017
Comparitech assessed over 30 VPNs using over a dozen criteria to learn which providers take customer
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on June 20, 2025
If you want to unblock and watch porn anonymously, a VPN can protect your privacy and help access geo-blocked high-quality streaming sites. I'll show you the best VPNs to use.
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on January 9, 2026
What are virtual private networks, virtual private servers, and virtual private clouds? Find out how these services differ and what makes them so useful.
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on November 10, 2023
It is possible to remain anonymous online, but it's getting more difficult all the time. No measure you take will ever be perfect, but you can make it more difficult than it's worth for anyone to expose you.
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on February 9, 2024
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