Ray Walsh

Ray Walsh

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.

Articles by Ray

Antimalware vs Antivirus: What's the difference? Confused about whether you need both an antivirus and an antimalware program? In this guide, we explain the difference between viruses and malware, and why a reliable antivirus also protects against malware infections.
By Ray Walsh in Antivirus on April 10, 2026
What is cyberwarfare? Learn how nation-states and state-sponsored hackers use digital operations to
By Ray Walsh in Information Security on April 8, 2026
Quantum computers will disrupt the way the internet works. Learn about the threat of HNDL and why VP
By Ray Walsh in VPN & Privacy on March 30, 2026
The Australian Government requires strict, ID-based age verification for porn sites. I explain how t
By Ray Walsh in VPN & Privacy on April 27, 2026
Want to watch Tyson Fury vs Makhmudov online? Learn how to stream Fury vs Makhmudov at work, abroad,
By Ray Walsh in Sports Streaming on April 4, 2026
Want to use TikTok without an ID? New regulations force age checks in many countries. Learn how to bypass TikTok age verification with a VPN so you can go live and use TikTok freely.
By Ray Walsh in VPN & Privacy on April 3, 2026
Want to know how to use WeChat with a VPN? Whether you want to unblock WeChat, protect your privacy,
By Ray Walsh in VPN & Privacy on March 31, 2026
Yoti uses AI verification and document uploads to verify your age. Discover how Yoti age verificatio
By Ray Walsh in Information Security on March 20, 2026
Did a website temporarily block your IP address? With a VPN, you can fix IP address blocks. Discover
By Ray Walsh in VPN & Privacy on March 19, 2026
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