Ray Walsh

Ray Walsh

Ray Walsh is a digital privacy expert with over 9 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.

Articles by Ray

Want to watch Arsenal games from abroad? With a VPN, you can stream Arsenal playing in the Premier League from anywhere. Learn how to use a VPN to watch Arsenal on holiday, in the UK, or at work.
By Ray Walsh in VPN & Privacy on October 6, 2025
Want to watch UFC 320 online? With a VPN, you can stream Ankalaev vs Pereira 2 live from anywhere. Learn how to unblock official UFC streaming while abroad or in restricted countries.
By Ray Walsh in VPN & Privacy on October 3, 2025
Want to use a VPN with a mobile hotspot on Windows, Mac, or Linux? Learn to set up a VPN hotspot, understand key limitations, and find the best hotspot VPNs to share without a router.
By Ray Walsh in VPN & Privacy on September 23, 2025
What is a P2P VPN? Confused between dVPNs and VPNs for torrenting? This guide explains both and shows why most users actually need a torrenting VPN that supports P2P connections.
By Ray Walsh in VPN & Privacy on September 20, 2025
What is End-to-End Encryption (E2EE)? Want to ensure your activities and messages are completely private? End-to-end encryption secures data so that only you and the recipient have access. 
By Ray Walsh in Information Security on September 20, 2025
Want to use Bluesky in Mississippi? Bluesky has stopped offering its service in Mississippi because of the new age assurance law. Learn how to access Bluesky in Mississippi using a VPN.
By Ray Walsh in VPN & Privacy on September 19, 2025
Want to watch Shark Tank Season 17 online? Shark Tank premieres on ABC, and new episodes stream on Hulu the next day. Learn how to watch Shark Tank from anywhere with a VPN.
By Ray Walsh in TV Streaming on September 17, 2025
Want to watch Hell's Kitchen Season 24 online? The show streams on Hulu and Peacock a day after it airs on FOX. Learn how to watch Hell’s Kitchen from anywhere with a VPN.
By Ray Walsh in TV Streaming on September 17, 2025
Want to watch Hulu abroad? Proton VPN not working with Hulu? We explain how to fix Proton VPN to stream Hulu from anywhere. Troubleshoot Hulu and learn which VPNs don’t work.
By Ray Walsh in Blog on September 16, 2025
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