Kevin Marlowe

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The Patriot Act is being upgraded – how should Americans protect themselves?

February 7, 2022

If the Federal Communications Commission and Net Neutrality battles weren’t bad enough, here’s the next chapter of the American struggle for internet freedom. This Wednesday, the Senate voted on Patriot Act amendments, and the one that…

VPNpro Awards 2019

January 5, 2021

As expected, 2019 again brought its fair share of privacy scares, exciting online services (made unavailable due to geo-blocking or censorship), and many other reasons to get a VPN. And so the industry continues to grow…

The NordVPN security breach: between fact and fiction

January 5, 2021

Recently, NordVPN admitted that one of its servers in Finland suffered a security breach in early 2018. The issue occurred due to a vulnerability in a remote management system used by the datacenter. In the breach,…

Study: how the world’s top websites track your online behavior

January 5, 2021

At the end of July, Google finally let us have a closer look at Manifest v3 – a revision of how Chrome extensions work. This update has been quite controversial due to concerns that it will…

Microsoft VPN review

February 9, 2022

Introduction Microsoft VPN Client for Windows comes like an embedded feature of the operating system and Windows Server, which is its strength and weakness. Windows users will find it easy to set up, while other OS…

TorGuard files legal complaint against NordVPN

December 20, 2022

Update: On 19 June, judge Carlos E. Mendoza decided to dismiss the complaint without prejudice. On 30 May 2019, Data Protection Services, LLC, the company behind the famous TorGuard VPN service, filed a legal complaint against…

UK’s Investment Week data leak: 330k user records exposed

January 5, 2021

On the morning of 28 May 2019, information appeared about a data leak at the online British business journal Investment Week (investmentweek.co.uk), exposing 330,000 records of user data. The anonymous researchers who noticed the leak reported…

World Password Day 2019: get yourself a password manager

World Password Day 2023: get yourself a password manager

January 5, 2021

The first Thursday of May is special not because it’s a tempting day to go out and ruin your Friday schedule. In a sense, May 4, is the opposite of that: it’s World Password Day –…

Stoner’s guide to VPNs and anonymity

November 10, 2022

420 is upon us, and whether you’re getting those wicked Dutch Passion OG Kush seeds or hunting for a space bucket, the internet will get you all you need. There’s just one issue, of course –…

Dystopia now: Evading China’s online censors

December 15, 2022

So you’ve heard about China’s Total Surveillance State and the Great Firewall. Through their cunning schemes, the Chinese government has managed to take an emancipatory technology and turn it inward onto itself. What was supposed to…

Private Internet Access releases Beta of new desktop app

January 5, 2021

Last week the popular US-based VPN service, Private Internet Access (PIA), gave their desktop users a holiday treat – a new app. According to PIA, this is more than just a new skin over the same…

VPNpro VPN Awards

January 5, 2021

Yaer has been a tumultuous year in more ways than one. A time of winners who won huge and losers who were forced to sell the world. But enough about politics. One of the year‘s winners,…

Why PwC audit of NordVPN no-log policy is a big deal

January 5, 2021

The VPN industry is built on (often empty) promises of privacy. But users are smart – telling them you’re a “no-logging VPN” is no longer enough. After all, everyone says it! NordVPN came face to face…

Surfshark VPN releases independent audit results

January 5, 2021

Surfshark VPN is fast becoming one of our favorite privacy tools on the market. When it came out earlier this year, we immediately had a good feeling about this service – it was clear that the…

NordVPN offers 3-year subscription for $2.99 a month

January 5, 2021

Cyber Monday deals start early this year – a month in advance, to be precise. Here at VPNpro we are particularly excited about the one offered by NordVPN. 75% off for a top-notch product is nothing…

How to flush DNS cache

January 6, 2021

A Domain Name System (DNS) cache remembers the websites you visit so you can load them faster in the future. Sounds good, right? But there are times when you will want to flush your DNS cache…

In unprecedented move, Mozilla Firefox partners with Proton VPN

June 2, 2022

We got some important news from Mozilla and Proton VPN – the two are trying on a partnership. Shortly, a random selection of US-based Mozilla users will be offered to give Proton VPN a try. The…

How secure is your username and password with SaferVPN?

January 5, 2021

UPDATE 10/15: SaferVPN have contacted us to inform that they have removed Google Analytics from their app.safervpn.com subdomain and are working to completely remove email addresses from their URLs. UPDATE 10/16: SaferVPN release a statement about their password policy – read…

Ookla’s Speedtest.net names NordVPN as one of the fastest services

January 5, 2021

When in need of a speed test, you go to Ookla’s Speedtest.net or Google “speed test”, which will lead to the same result. The dark blue speed test website has become a popular spot for us…

NordVPN introduces disappointing new pricing plans

January 5, 2021

Last week there was some unfortunate news from one of our favorite VPNs: the NordVPN pricing plans had been changed. For the longest time, we praised the VPN for being able to reconcile an amazing product…