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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.