 
                                        Paul Bischoff
Tech Writer, Privacy Advocate and VPN Expert
                                
                                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
Ebay lacks encryption on several less critical, but still sensitive pages. This could run afowl of l
                           
            By Paul Bischoff
                           in VPN & Privacy
                        on March 18, 2017
               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 June 19, 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
               Businesses might be advertising on fake news sites without realizing it. Learn how to stop the sprea
                           
            By Paul Bischoff
                           in Information Security
                        on March 15, 2022
               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
               For this year's Data Privacy Day, we're encouraging readers to spend a few minutes securing their pr
                           
            By Paul Bischoff
                           in VPN & Privacy
                        on March 18, 2017
               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
               A new government campaign in China will crack down on VPNs in 2017. Using a VPN is still not illegal
                           
            By Paul Bischoff
                           in VPN & Privacy
                        on June 9, 2020
               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
               