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VPN & Network Privacy
25 articles tagged "VPN & Network Privacy"
What Your IP Address Reveals About You: Location ISP and More
What an IP address shows about you: rough location, internet provider and connection type, what it can't reveal on its own, who sees it and how to hide it.
Best Free VPN Leak Tests You Can Run Right Now in Your Browser
Free browser tests that check your VPN for IP, DNS, WebRTC and IPv6 leaks, how to read the results, and what to fix when one fails.
Why Free VPNs Are Often More Dangerous Than No VPN at All
How many free VPNs pay their bills with your data, ads or bandwidth, what studies have found, safer free options, and how to test any VPN for leaks.
How to Verify Your VPN Is Actually Working Before You Trust It
Five checks that your VPN works: your visible IP, DNS leaks, WebRTC leaks, IPv6 and the kill switch, plus what a VPN can't hide even when it works.
What Is Split Tunneling and When Should You Use It
Split tunneling sends some apps or sites through your VPN and the rest directly. When it's useful, the privacy trade-off, and how to set it up safely.
How Public WiFi Exposes Your Data and What a VPN Actually Protects
The real risks of public Wi-Fi today, from fake hotspots to unencrypted sites, what HTTPS already protects, what a VPN adds and what it doesn't protect at all.
IPv4 vs IPv6 Leaks: Why Your VPN Might Not Cover Both
Why some VPNs leak your real IPv6 address, how to test for an IPv6 leak, and the fixes: IPv6 leak protection, a VPN that supports IPv6, or turning IPv6 off.
How to Check if Your Browser Is Leaking Your Location Despite VPN
A VPN hides your IP, but browsers have other ways to reveal where you are. How to test for WebRTC, DNS, IPv6, location permission and time zone leaks.
How DNS-over-HTTPS Protects Your Browsing and How to Enable It
What DNS over HTTPS hides, what it doesn't, how to turn it on in Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Windows, which provider to choose and when it can cause problems.
What Is a VPN Kill Switch and Why You Need One
What a VPN kill switch is, how it works, the difference between system and app kill switches, how to turn one on, and how to test that it works.
What Is a VPN No-Log Policy and How to Verify Claims
What a VPN no-log policy really covers, which logs most VPNs still keep, and how to check the claim: audits, real-world tests, RAM-only servers.
How to Prevent IP Leaks Specifically in Chrome
How your real IP address leaks in Chrome even with a VPN (WebRTC, DNS, IPv6, extension-only VPNs) and the settings and tools that close each gap.
WireGuard vs OpenVPN: Which Protocol Is Better in 2026
WireGuard vs OpenVPN: speed, security, reliability on restrictive networks and privacy. Which to choose in your VPN app, and when to switch.
Do You Actually Need a VPN in 2026
What a VPN really protects in 2026 and what it doesn't. When one is worth paying for, when it isn't, and the leaks that can undo it.
How Governments Track VPN Users and What You Can Do
What governments and internet providers can see when you use a VPN, how VPNs are detected or blocked, how provider logs exposed users and what protects you.
VPN Speed Loss Explained: How to Minimize the Impact
Why a VPN slows your connection, how much speed loss is normal, and the settings that help most: nearby servers, a modern protocol, and split tunneling.
How to Test for DNS Leaks in Chrome Specifically
How to test for a DNS leak in Chrome, why Chrome's Secure DNS setting can change the results, and how DNS leaks differ from WebRTC leaks.
What Is a SOCKS5 Proxy and How Does It Compare to a VPN
What a SOCKS5 proxy is, how it differs from a VPN on encryption, coverage and speed, how to use one in Chrome, and the WebRTC leak to watch for.
Residential vs Datacenter IP Addresses and Why It Matters
Residential vs datacenter IP addresses: how sites tell them apart, why datacenter and VPN addresses get blocked, and the problems with residential proxies.
How Websites Detect and Block VPN Traffic
How websites tell you're on a VPN, from IP address databases to leaks and time zone mismatches, why they block it, and your legitimate options.
What Is Multi-Hop VPN and When Does It Actually Matter
Multi-hop VPN sends your traffic through two VPN servers instead of one. What it protects against, what it doesn't, the speed cost and who actually needs it.
How to Use a VPN With Streaming Services in 2026
What happens when you use a VPN with Netflix and other streaming services, what their terms say, common errors and how to keep privacy without breaking streams.
What Is a Warrant Canary and How VPN Companies Use Them
A warrant canary is a dated statement that a company hasn't received a secret government order. How VPNs use them, how to check one and their limits.
Browser-Based VPN Extensions vs System-Level VPN: Key Differences
VPN browser extension vs VPN app: what each one protects, the leaks extensions can miss, speed and convenience, and which to use when.
How Corporate VPNs Differ From Consumer VPNs
Corporate and consumer VPNs share technology but do opposite jobs: one connects you to a company network, the other hides your traffic from your own.