VPN Proxy Service – Explained and Reviewed

VPNs and proxies – the two major tools for privacy surfing online.  There seems to be a bit of confusion among users of these two technologies, and many times the terms get mixed up.  Looking for a VPN proxy service?  Let me clear this up. Proxies and VPNs are not the same thing.  There are some services...

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My Picks For Best VPN Provider

This list of the best VPN providers is my personal opinion.  I’ve tried to strike a balance between inexpensive, full-feature, and high quality VPN services.  What you’ll notice however is that if you check out a few different ‘best VPN provider’ lists, they’ll all be slightly...

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Even WSJ is getting in on CISPA news

CISPA is all over the internet, and has been dubbed the ‘son of SOPA’, even though it’s targeting completely different bad guys.  The implications are the same – our online privacy is under threat again. Check out the full article on The Wall Street...

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No Tracking, No advertising the reverse to more privacy laws

Here’s an interesting take on the whole ‘privacy on the internet’ topic that’s been exploding with recent bills such as PIPA, SOPA, ACTA, and now CISPA.  Though these bills get a lot of flack, and cause privacy afficionados to throw up their hands and call ‘foul’, there is a...

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Internet Privacy, Google, and Flash Cookies

There was a fantastic article today from Courtney L’ecuyer about internet privacy.  Maintaining this blog and doing lots of promotional stuff for it, I forget that there are individuals out there that truly are concerned with privacy online.  She goes on to talk about how Google was secretly collecting on...

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The Cheapest VPN Services – Top 5

It looks like you’ve got you priorities straight, and you know what you’re looking for.  But I’m sure you’re still asking yourself – if I get the cheapest VPN service, am I going to regret it?  As with any other kind of purchase, buying something cheap makes you wonder, “Am I...

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Web Based VPN – Web Based Proxy or VPN?

I’ve seen on some forum posts and blogs that there is a demand for a ‘web based VPN‘.  The problem with this statement, is that VPNs cannot be web based.  Proxies can be web based.  So this leaves us with the question – are users looking for a web based VPN really looking for a VPN, or...

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