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Mullvad doesn't ask for your email address, doesn't do promotional pricing, and doesn't care who you are. That's either exactly what a VPN should be, or more privacy than you actually need.
Read articleProton VPN trades on the reputation of Proton Mail and a Swiss address. The question is whether the VPN itself earns that trust, or just borrows it.
Read articleNordVPN is the name most people already know, which is exactly why it's worth asking whether the reputation still holds up — or whether you'd be paying for a marketing budget instead of an actual security upgrade.
Read articlePlain-language explainers, included in the same email.
Airport and cafe Wi-Fi has a terrible reputation, and some of it is deserved. But the picture has changed, and knowing what's actually risky saves you from both complacency and unnecessary worry.
Read articleEvery service you use nags you to turn on two-factor authentication, and most people either ignore it or pick whichever option pops up first. The kind you choose matters more than the nags suggest.
Read articlePhishing emails used to be easy to laugh at — broken English, a prince, a fortune. The current generation is written better than most legitimate marketing, and catching it requires looking at different things.
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