No matter how much you trust your internet connection, it’s always a good idea to add another layer of protection. One easy way to do that is to have a trusted virtual private network (VPN) app on all your devices. That includes smartphones and tablets, not just regular computers. That’s especially if you want to …
A few months ago, Google rolled out a great perk to Google One subscribers on the cloud service’s most expensive tier. For $9.99 a month, you get 2TB of storage and free access to Google’s own virtual private network. VPNs hide your IP address as well as your web traffic. Google’s VPN encrypts all online …
Google has rolled out a VPN service of its own that’s offered for free to cloud customers who purchase the top tier 2TB Google One subscription. The 2TB storage tier costs $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year and can be shared with up to five family members, including the VPN functionality. Google says its …
If you use the Web without the protection of a VPN (Virtual Private Network) you’re leaving your devices open to an increasingly large number of cyber attacks that can compromise everything from your browsing history to your banking information. But not all VPNs are created equal. FastestVPN is an award-winning service that protects your connection …
I can’t say I saw this coming, but Pornhub just launched its own VPN service to help users protect their browsing privacy online. On the other hand, the site just added cryptocurrency payments support, so I guess it’s just keeping up with the times! The new service, called VPNhub comes free of charge, and it’s …
In 2013, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos laid out Netflix’s long-term strategy for all to see. “The goal,” Sarandos said, “is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us.” In other words, Netflix’s ultimate goal was to develop a massive library of compelling and original content a’la HBO. Netflix’s effort in this regard …
Yesterday, Verizon managed to annoy current and future consumers by making some big changes to its Unlimited plans. The most contentious has been the decision to throttle all video to a maximum of 720p on smartphones, including for all new and current customers. Verizon claims that you “won’t see the difference” between 720p and 4K …
Starting in February, China will force telecoms companies to block individual access to VPNs, Bloomberg has learned. Although VPNs are technically illegal in China already, getting ISPs to block them is a major escalation in enforcement, and will make it substantially harder for Chinese residents to skirt the Great Firewall.
French tech executive Nicolas Thibaut has been working for a few years now on a concept that’s morphed a bit in response to changing digital security challenges and in service of a pretty straightforward agenda: To bring “business-level security,” as he puts it, “to as many people as possible.” Contained in his story are a …
The simplest weapon that users have to fight data collection, whether by the NSA or Facebook, is a Virtual Private Network (VPN). A VPN encrypts your internet traffic and reroutes it through a supposedly-anonymous server, which in theory makes it difficult or impossible to track an individual user. But a VPN’s anonymity is only as good …
