Privacy Guides
What is a VPN, and do you actually need one?
Understand the encrypted tunnel, the privacy benefits, and the limits that matter before you install an app or buy a plan.
Privacy Guides
Understand your connection. Practical, step-by-step help for a more private everyday internet.
Privacy Guides
Public Wi-Fi: a practical guide to safer browsing
From coffee shops to airports, make a few considered choices before you connect — and understand where a VPN helps.
Privacy Guides
WireGuard, OpenVPN, and IKEv2, explained
The connection settings behind your VPN app: what the names mean, when to change them, and why the fastest option is not universal.
Privacy Guides
VPN kill switches: what they protect and how to check yours
Learn the difference between connection-failure protection, persistent blocking, and an app setting that only sounds the same.
Privacy Guides
Why is my VPN slow? A troubleshooting plan that finds the cause
Separate Wi-Fi problems, server distance, network load, and app settings with a short sequence of repeatable checks.
Privacy Guides
Do I need a VPN? A practical decision guide
Decide whether a VPN fits your situation, with examples for home, travel and work, plus the privacy problems a VPN cannot solve.
Privacy Guides
How to access a blocked website: understand the cause first
Find out why a website is blocked, what a VPN can change, and how to check DNS, captive portals and account restrictions.