The Australian Federal Court ruled today that TPG, Optus, Telstra and other internet service providers (ISPs) must take “reasonable steps” to stop customers accessing file-sharing websites The Pirate Bay, IsoHunt, TorrentHound and Torrentz. In total, Australian ISPs must block access to 61 domains registered to these four websites, or to the IP addresses specifically listed… Read More »
Millions of BitTorrent downloaders use proxies or VPN services to protect their privacy while downloading. These tools offer anonymity by replacing one’s residential IP-address with that of the privacy service. But do they really work? Luckily, there’s now a very elaborate tool to find out. Every day dozens of millions of people share files using… Read More »
It’s a padlock for your digital life — 10 reasons why EVERYBODY should use a VPN VPNs used to be just something that was reserved for corporate employees, allowing them to securely log into their company intranets safe from prying eyes. But if the news about increased hacks from nefarious individuals and even governments continue… Read More »
One week after Trump’s unlikely U.S. election victory, and it’s not much clearer what lies in store for the technology industry under a Trump presidency, though Apple’s stock did fall earlier this week after a warning that iPhone sales could suffer if the president-elect follows through on threats to impose new tariffs on China. More… Read More »
Millions of statuses are being shared every day on social media, profile updates are being done more often than getting enough sleep. But oversharing information online can cause danger and might trigger cyberbullying if the person is not careful on what he or she shares. Oversharing personal information can put one’s life in great danger.… Read More »
Whether you’re concerned about your online privacy or looking to access sites that are ordinarily blocked in your country, a VPN (virtual private network) will help. You’ll be able to hide your location online and access blocked content using any one of the services in our best VPNs round-up for Mac. Many people use a… Read More »
VPNs are important for both enterprise and consumer security. A virtual private network is a secure tunnel between two or more computers on the internet, allowing them to access each other as if on a local network. In the past, VPNs were mainly used by companies to securely link remote branches together or connect roaming… Read More »
Netflix is available in 190 countries, but offerings vary dramatically around the globe. Thanks to geographic licensing restrictions, some countries have significantly fewer titles to scroll through when trying to find content to binge-watch. Australia, for example, has access to about 2,400 titles, while U.S. subscribers have over 5,000 titles at their disposal. If you’re… Read More »
It is important to make sure you are 100% sure that your VPN connection is keeping you private and you have a secure VPN provider. You can just presume that once it is connected that is that and you can go off willy-nilly and do whatever it is you please. There are occasions where something… Read More »
NordVPN A great all-round VPN which also allows you to stream movies from Netflix US OUR RATING: 10/10 There’s a few things to say about NordVPN, but let’s start with the most exciting one: unlike most other VPNs, it lets you watch US Netflix. That’s thanks to a feature called “Smart Play”, which uses technical… Read More »