Online Privacy Guides

10 Reasons Why Parental Control Is Important in 2025 and Reasonable Ways to Guard Your Child’s Online Activity

Key Takeaways: Are Parental Control Apps Bad or Good? Social media and gaming companies have been successful in attracting their target audience to use and actively engage with the products they create. However, it becomes a problem when teens and children fall into the trap of too much screen time or when they become victims...

By Eugenie Tiu — 11 Jan'24 Last Updated: 26 Apr'25
Facts checked by Jasna Mishevska

How to Track an IP Address for Free in 2025

You may want to know how to track an IP address for free for various reasons, such as checking the authenticity of a website or email, or getting details about a gaming server. While an IP address doesn’t reveal personal information directly, it can help uncover the real location of an online communication partner. You...

By Kate Hawkins — 09 Jan'24 Last Updated: 26 Apr'25
Facts checked by Igor Kurtz

What Is Zero Trust Security and How Does It Work in 2025?

The zero trust security model is a way to minimize both internal and external threats to company data by segmenting networks and controlling user access. If you’re curious to see how all of this works, read on for the full story about zero trust network architecture.

By Aleksandar Kochovski — 05 Jan'24 Last Updated: 26 Apr'25
Facts checked by Alison Spedale

How to Block Porn Sites With a VPN Blocker in 2023

Porn can be detrimental to children’s mental health. In addition, early exposure to porn may lead to sexual violence, sexism, objectification and other negative social problems. Read our guide to learn how to block porn to create a kid-friendly internet.

By Samson Kiarie — 24 Dec'23 Last Updated: 29 Apr'25
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What Is Device Fingerprinting & How to Prevent It in 2025

Device fingerprinting is a technique used for collecting information on your device’s unique configuration and tracking your online behavior. This article will explain device fingerprinting, how it can be useful, how it could be harmful, and how you can avoid it.

By Aleksandar Kochovski — 06 May'23 Last Updated: 26 Apr'25
Facts checked by Vildana Bratic

Browser Fingerprinting Protection: How to Prevent Tracking in 2025

A browser fingerprint can reveal a lot of information about you. While websites need some of that information to provide basic functionality, browser fingerprinting poses a privacy concern due to the amount of data it collects. This guide to browser fingerprinting protection can help you stay anonymous online.

By Aleksandar Kochovski — 06 May'23 Last Updated: 26 Apr'25
Facts checked by Vildana Bratic

What Is Data Anonymization & De-Identification in 2025: Is It Truly Anonymous? 

Services that collect data of real-life people usually need to anonymize or de-identify that data in order to process, transfer or sell it. However, anonymization techniques are not always enough to keep someone from identifying an individual. This article discusses anonymization techniques, how they can be reversed and how you can protect yourself.

By Aleksandar Kochovski — 24 Apr'23 Last Updated: 26 Apr'25
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How to Avoid Online Scams in 2025: Black Friday & Other Frauds to Watch Out For

Online scams are rife during the holiday season, with scammers desperate to get hold of your information to access your bank account, Social Security number and other sensitive data. Though there are ways to boost your security, such as using 2FA and a top VPN to encrypt your connections, the best defense is knowing what...

By Kate Hawkins — 17 Nov'22 Last Updated: 25 Apr'25
Facts checked by Igor Kurtz

Ransomware as a Service: What Is It and How Does It Work in 2025?

Ransomware has been around since the 1980s, but beginning in 2016, a new business model emerged: hackers recruit affiliates and provide them with the ransomware payload needed to encrypt sensitive data, target critical infrastructure and extract ransomware payments from victims. Learn more about ransomware as a service in this detailed guide.

By Aleksander Hougen — 09 Oct'22 Last Updated: 28 Apr'25
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How to Bypass Screen Time Restrictions in 2025: 6 Ways Kids Bypass iOS Parental Controls

Apple screen time is super handy for limiting what your child can do on their device, but what if they know how to hack screen time? They might have found a way to bypass the restrictions even after downtime kicks in. This guide will show you how to stop them.

By Sandra Pattison — 24 Aug'22 Last Updated: 20 May'25