7 things a VPN doesn't do (that ads imply it does)
VPNs are useful and oversold at the same time. Here are the seven most common myths, each with the honest version, so you buy the tool for the right reasons.
VPNs are useful and oversold at the same time. Here are the seven most common myths, each with the honest version, so you buy the tool for the right reasons.
VPNs are fast privacy from one company you trust. Tor is slow anonymity from a network nobody controls. Here's how to pick the right one for each moment.
Every VPN claims no logs and total privacy. Five questions cut through the marketing: who pays, what's logged, who audited, who runs it, and how they talk.
Some free VPNs are honest, most are not. Here's how "free" gets paid for, the red flags to check, and when a free VPN is actually fine.
Checking email on cafe or airport wifi is safer than it used to be, with two real exceptions. Here's what the network can actually see, and how to close the gaps.
No. Phishing arrives by email and works by deception, two things a VPN can't touch. Here's why, what the "anti-phishing" VPN features really do, and what actually works.
On your own network, most VPN arguments disappear. One real one remains. Here's the honest case for and against a VPN at home.
A VPN covers the pipe your email travels through, not the inbox it lands in. Here's the exact line between the two, so you know what you're buying.
Email privacy isn't one tool, it's four layers: connection, identity, inbox, storage. Here's the full stack, what each layer stops, and how to build yours.
A VPN encrypts your connection and hides your IP. That's it, and that's plenty. Here's exactly what's covered, what isn't, and when you need one.
A VPN encrypts your connection. Spam is sent to your address, and that doesn't change. Here's why the two never meet, and what actually stops spam.