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November 2019

November 28, 2019 by IP Location

Half-Life: Alyx – The Pinnacle of VR Gaming so Far?

Half Life Alyx Game

In November 2019, Valve sent shockwaves through the PC gaming community by releasing an announcement trailer for its new Half-Life game, titled Half-Life: Alyx. The long-awaited sequel promises to revolutionize the VR experience, by bringing an exclusively VR product with never before seen features. Although there's not much information yet, the short but co...

November 27, 2019 by IP Location

Is HTTPS enough to protect your privacy?

Does HTTPS protect your Privacy?

Most casual users only take a glance at the green HTTPS padlock when they open up a website, not paying attention to some of the more precise details of the platform itself. In practice, this is most often a good way of telling if a site is safe. But, there's one question that a growing number of privacy-oriented users are asking - as most websites nowadays...

November 23, 2019 by IP Location

How to detect and bypass a transparent proxy?

Transparent Proxy

Proxies sit between an user and the web. It is used to intercept requests from a user, send web requests to the servers and forward the responses from the server to the user. It acts like a web filter or a firewall to enhance network security. Proxies also cache data to speed up the network connection.

November 19, 2019 by IP Location

How to check if Internet is being throttled?

Internet Throttling

Imagining a day without having the Internet. It will be a nightmare for most of us. While the world is constantly on the move, ahead on technology it's even more frustrating when your internet connection lags. A slow internet connection makes you feel like your entire world has suddenly shifted to be slow motion.

November 19, 2019 by IP Location

VPN Servers - is More Better?

Is more VPN Servers better?

Virtual servers are the focal point of every privacy service and a topic on which we touched many times on this site, in one form or another. The number of VPN servers is one of the first things you see when you open up a VPNs site and a piece of information many users go by when choosing a VPN service. But, just like every VPN service itself, there are a lo...

November 18, 2019 by IP Location

What are the differences between VPN and Tor?

VPN vs. Tor

When we speak about online privacy, we constantly make references to the VPN. VPN stands for Virtual Private Network and completely secures traffic by using point-to-point encryption. VPN maintains anonymity by hiding your IP address. However, the VPN provider would be able to know your real IP address as they are the ones who will mask your real IP with a v...

November 15, 2019 by IP Location

What is a guest network and how to use it?

Guest Wifi Network

In this fast-moving age of the internet, it isn't uncommon that many of us share our Wi-Fi credentials with friends and guests. At first glance, it doesn't seem to be a big deal to share your Wi-Fi credentials but when your guests join your home network they can see all of your smart devices and computers. Without properly securing your smart devices and PCs...

November 12, 2019 by IP Location

How to Use a VPN to Your Advantage on Black Friday

Guest Wifi Network

Black Friday is almost here, and most of us will be looking to take advantage of some of the great offers available on this day. While we all know that Black Friday prices are some of the most affordable ones every year, in this post, we'll share with you our most useful tips on how you can an even better value for your money. Here are the best ways how you...

November 4, 2019 by IP Location

What A VPN Does To Protect Your Online Privacy

VPV protects Online Privacy

Privacy is becoming an overwhelming concern to most people today. As we move further into a world where just about everything is online and mobile, online data privacy hacks are a rising concern. The ease and convenience of having everything digital come at a high cost. We all understand the risks associated with handling business online. Let's focus on how...