The VPN Trust Initiative will set industry standards and best practices, lobby for privacy and encryption, and educate the public about VPNs.
Almost 54 percent of the world’s population (4.1 billion people) uses the internet. It’s our source of instant information, entertainment, news, and social interactions. But where in the world can citizens enjoy equal and open internet access – if anywhere? In this exploratory study, our researchers have conducted a country-by-country comparison to see which countries […]
Official service and support for Windows 7 Home users ends January 14, 2020. If you’re still using Windows 7 past that date, your PC could be at risk. Here are a few solutions to stay safe.
5.1 billion people worldwide have mobile phones, accounting for almost 70 percent of the entire global population, according to the GSM Association. The majority of national governments (around 150) require mandatory SIM-card registration, which means you need your real name and personal details to sign up for phone service. Just how private is mobile […]
We’ll show you how to install Hotspot Shield VPN on an Amazon Fire TV Stick or Fire TV Cube in just a couple minutes.
Taiwan enjoys a high degree of internet freedom. Unlike mainland China, the internet in Taiwan is not subject to censorship by authorities. Residents and travelers can freely access all manner of sites, apps, and services on the web without interference. That being said, there are still several reasons why you should use a VPN for Taiwan.
A database containing more than 267 million Facebook user IDs, phone numbers, and names was left exposed on the web for anyone to access without a password or any other authentication. Comparitech partnered with security researcher Bob Diachenko to uncover the Elasticsearch cluster. Diachenko believes the trove of data is most likely the result of […]
Researchers examined 100 secondhand smartphones from Ebay and discovered nearly 1 in 5 contained data from previous owners.
Comparitech researchers found a massive trove of email addresses and passwords left online with no password or other authentication required to access it.
Although the internet is heavily censored and strictly monitored in Saudi Arabia, using VPNs remains legal. In fact, by some estimates, nearly one in three people living in Saudi use a VPN at least once per month.