Tagged “privacy”
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What a Provider Still Holds After You Cancel
Cancelling ends the billing, not the records. What survives a deletion request, why some of it has to, and how to read the exceptions clause.
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What Turning On a VPN Today Does Not Undo
A VPN takes effect from the moment it is on. It cannot retract records that already exist, and the moment you switch it on is itself observable.
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The Parties a No-Logs Promise Cannot Speak For
A policy binds the company that wrote it. Hosting, transit, payments, support tooling and app telemetry are separate parties keeping their own records.
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Warrant Canaries and Transparency Reports: What They Prove
One is a periodic statement that nothing has happened; the other counts demands received. Both are weak evidence, and both are better than nothing.
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What Is a "No-Logs" VPN Claim Actually Worth?
It's a policy statement, not a technical guarantee. Audits raise its credibility but have real limits. How to evaluate the claim on its merits.
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How to Read a VPN Privacy Policy in Ten Minutes
Skip the landing page. Go to the definitions, the retention periods, the third parties, and the change clause. What each section actually tells you.
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What Does a VPN Actually Protect Against?
It hides your traffic from the local network and your ISP, and hides your IP from sites you visit. It does not make you anonymous. The honest scope.
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Why a Commercial VPN Is Not Enough Against a State Adversary
A state can correlate traffic, compel the provider, or attack your device. If that is your adversary, get specialist advice rather than a subscription.
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Do You Need a VPN for Online Banking?
Your bank's connection is already encrypted, so a VPN adds little on a trusted network — and can trigger extra verification. When it does help.
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Does a VPN Make You Anonymous?
No. It substitutes one visible network address for another and moves who can watch you. Anonymity requires breaking links a VPN leaves intact.
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Why a VPN Does Almost Nothing About Ad Tracking
Trackers identify you with cookies, logins, and browser fingerprints — none of which care about your IP address. What actually reduces tracking.