Ray Walsh is a digital privacy expert with over 10 years of experience writing about consumer privacy services including VPNs, password managers, secure email services, and encrypted cloud backups.
Ray graduated from the English department of Exeter University in the UK and has since been quoted over 500 times to express his privacy advocacy opinions in leading publications such as The Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, CNet, and The Register to name a few. Ray has also been interviewed on the TV and the radio, including on The BBC and Russia Today to answer questions regarding privacy laws and surveillance tech.
Ray has written tech guides, reviews, blogs, news, and opinion pieces for BestVPN, ProPrivacy, Dell Tech Page One, StartPage, and Politics.co.uk – and he is now a happy member of the Comparitech family where he continues his crusade to increase privacy and internet freedom for people around the world.
What is a token, and how does token-based authentication work? Learn how tokens are used to verify identity, carry permissions, and secure modern applications. Token-based authentication explained.
What is ARP? Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) maps an IP address to a MAC address. At the data link layer, devices only recognise MAC addresses, which is why ARP is needed to link them together.
What is symmetric encryption? Discover how symmetric encryption uses a single encryption key for both encryption and decryption to deliver fast, efficient data security. In this guide, I explain how it works and why it remains essential for cybersecurity.
What is a Decentralized VPN? A dVPN is a new type of consumer VPN built on a decentralized network of volunteer nodes. It delivers stronger privacy, better censorship resistance, and improved online access to regional content.
Need help choosing a VPN? I compared Mozilla VPN vs NordVPN to see which offers better streaming access, faster speeds, stronger privacy, a wider feature set, and better value for money.
