Decoding VPNs

People seem to be talking more about VPNs nowadays. You see ads for them on privacy sites, YouTubers rave about them, and even older folks are starting to wonder if they need one. But let’s clear up some confusion. VPNs are just tools – they’re not magical fixes for all your online privacy worries. Forget the fancy talk from ads. VPNs basically do two things: Hide your online ID: They keep your real internet address secret from the websites you visit.

The Normalization of Spyware

In today’s digital world, our privacy is under threat more than ever before. Spyware, hidden within many popular software programs, is becoming normalized. While most people don’t read terms and conditions, they also never consider looking at the privacy policy to see how their data is used, analyzed, and/or stored. Take Windows, for example. With each update, Microsoft adds more features - inadvertently leading to the collection of even more data from users.

Search Engines with Privacy!

Discovering what someone is searching for on the web can show a lot of information about them… Whether it be about their medical issues, financial situation, personal issues, or anything that comes to their mind. It will be searched, and in most cases it will be documented by someone. There are company’s out there that are making insane amounts of revenue from data packages that were collected on people. For example: Google has stated that they track things that you type into the search bar even if you don’t press “Enter.