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Headed to New Zealand? Prepare to unlock your phone at Customs
NOTE: This post was originally published on October 16, 2018 Something fishy’s brewing down under—and it’s not just fish and chips. This month New Zealand introduced a highly invasive data law t...
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Access granted: How to use Southwest Airlines overseas
If you’re reading this, chances are you already know a thing or two about VPNs. Maybe you’ve even used them to help find cheap airline tickets. But did you know that some airline sites are only av...
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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) aims to protect user data. Does it?
NOTE: This post was originally published on August 8, 2018 It’s a big bill that’s gotten very little attention. California lawmakers recently passed what could end up being the single most compreh...
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Online shopping with a VPN: Find deals and protect yourself this Christmas
Stand aside, brick-and-mortar stores: Online shopping has been growing exponentially, bringing with it undeniable upsides, but also a few risks. A virtual private network (VPN) is your essential compa...
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Net neutrality: what the repeal means and how a VPN can help
Update: As of June 11, 2018, Net Neutrality has officially been repealed, meaning the rules requiring internet service providers to give equal access to web content are no longer in effect. This situa...
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Privacy in America vs. Europe: Here’s how the EU does data different
This post was originally published on May 15, 2018. Back in 2017, The Economist that prophetically pegged personal data as the world’s greatest resource, but it’s only in the past few months that ...
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Upset about Facebook? You should be more worried about your ISP
Sure, Facebook’s data policies are bad, but they pale in comparison to your ISP’s (internet service provider). With Congress recently passing legislation that allows telecom companies like Comcast...
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The CLOUD Act was just signed into law: Here’s what you need to know
This post was originally published on March 31, 2018. With a news cycle dominated by the White House’s escapades and upcoming midterm elections, stories that should take center stage might be ignore...
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5 defiant, worrying, or outright bizarre Edward Snowden statements
This article was originally published on March 12, 2018. Like the great Nostradamus, Edward Snowden has been a purveyor of the future, signaling time and again signs of things to come. Since joining T...
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5 most shocking cyber scams of 2017
The results are in and 2017 is already being called the worst year in terms of cyber scams. Where 2016 saw an influx of data breaches, 2017 saw a more experienced type of hacker take shape, one that w...
