There is a special feeling you get when you toggle that little switch on your VPN app and watch the connection turn green. It’s a mix of relief and power. In that moment, many users start asking the same question: what does a VPN protect you from? You feel like you’ve just engaged a cloaking… Read more.
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We’ve all heard the sales pitch: “Buy a VPN to watch Netflix Japan” or “Get cheaper flights by changing your IP.” It’s light, it’s fun, and it’s a great way to save a few bucks. But if you dig a little deeper, the conversation shifts from saving money to saving your skin. In our recent… Read more.
We have discussed the cutting-edge speed of WireGuard and the battle-hardened resilience of OpenVPN. But there is a third player in the “Big Three” of VPN protocols—one that you likely use every day without realizing it. It isn’t the newest, and it certainly isn’t the most hyped, but for millions of mobile users, the IKEv2… Read more.
For over 20 years, the OpenVPN protocol has been the backbone of the VPN industry. While newer protocols scream about speed, OpenVPN quietly continues to be the only tool that works when governments, ISPs, and strict corporate firewalls try to shut you down. In this article, we’ll break down how OpenVPN works, examine its security,… Read more.
For nearly two decades, the VPN industry was married to OpenVPN. It was the reliable, albeit clunky, workhorse that everyone used because, well, it was the only viable option. But technology hates stagnation. Enter WireGuard—a protocol that didn’t just iterate on the old standard but threw it out the window and started from scratch. If… Read more.
“Politicians who can’t tell the difference between a security tool and a ‘loophole’ shouldn’t be writing laws about the internet.” — Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). We have warned about this. First, they came for the porn sites with age verification laws. Then, they came for the social media platforms. Now, seeing that users have simply… Read more.
For months, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has been threatening to pull the plug on “unregistered” virtual private networks. They gave deadlines, issued vague threats, and promised a streamlined registration process for legitimate businesses. As of January 2026, the grace period is over. The hammer has officially dropped. If you are using a VPN to… Read more.
If you were to walk down a busy city street shouting your home address, social security number, and a list of your medical conditions through a megaphone, people would think you’ve lost your mind. Yet, this is effectively how most of us browse the internet. Without protection, your data travels across the public web “naked.”… Read more.
Remember the promise that streaming would solve piracy forever? The logic was sound: give people an affordable, convenient library of everything, and they will gladly put away their torrent clients. For a while, it worked. But we are in 2026 now, and the “Netflix and chill” era (in its original sense, of course) has morphed… Read more.
It’s 7:30 p.m. on a Friday. You’ve just sat down with a pizza, fired up Netflix, and are ready to binge that new series everyone is talking about. You pay for a 500 Mbps connection—enough bandwidth to stream 4K video on ten screens simultaneously. Yet, the moment the opening credits roll, the quality drops to… Read more.