Online Privacy Guides

Safeguarding your online privacy is essential in a world where digital threats and data collection are prevalent. Our online privacy guides cover a range of topics, from maintaining anonymity online to implementing effective security measures. Whether you’re securing personal devices, protecting your family or learning about advanced encryption techniques, these resources provide actionable insights for users at every level.

Dive into the sections below to explore detailed guides and practices that empower you to take control of your privacy and stay secure in the digital age.

Online Privacy and Anonymity Info Guides

Understanding the fundamentals of online privacy and anonymity is the first step toward protecting your digital footprint. These guides offer insights into data collection, anonymization techniques and secure browsing practices.

Online Privacy Practices

Implementing best practices for privacy protection can significantly reduce risks and improve security. These guides provide practical advice for securing your data and devices.

Encryption and Security Guides

Encryption is a critical tool for maintaining data privacy and securing sensitive information. These guides delve into encryption techniques and other security measures.

Child Online Safety Guides

Ensuring children’s online safety is a priority for many parents. These guides provide tools and tips for creating a secure online environment for kids.

Cybersecurity Threat Guides

Stay informed about the latest cybersecurity threats and learn how to protect yourself from online scams, ransomware and other digital dangers.

How to Delete a Telegram Account in 2025

Telegram isn’t the most secure messaging app, as it lacks default end-to-end encryption, leaving your communications data stored on Telegram’s servers. While using a high-quality VPN can improve your privacy when messaging, you may want to switch to a more secure service — so it’s important to know how to delete Telegram account data permanently....

By Kate Hawkins — 12 Apr'25 Last Updated: 12 Apr'25
Facts checked by Igor Kurtz

How to Turn Off Apple AI on iPhone, iPad or Mac

Apple Intelligence adds artificial intelligence tech to Apple devices, improving capabilities like Siri, image creation and text generation. However, not everyone wants AI handling their tasks — some find AI to be invasive and a privacy concern. For those who don’t want AI to create or process their content, we’ll explain how to turn off...

By Kate Hawkins — 28 Mar'25 Last Updated: 28 Mar'25
Facts checked by Igor Kurtz

Identity Theft by State_ The Most and Least Vulnerable US States

Identity Theft Risk by State: Most & Least Dangerous US States in 2025

Identity theft is a huge problem in the United States, with Americans having lost as much as $12.5 billion in 2023 alone. Credit card fraud was the most rampant form of identity theft, with more than 380,000 reports made in 2023. Today’s identity theft statistics are concerning, so we’re discussing identity theft by state to...

By Arthur Sabayi — 06 May'24 Last Updated: 03 Mar'25
Facts checked by Igor Kurtz

Facebook Privacy Settings: How to Make Facebook Private, Lock Your Profile & Make Yourself Unsearchable

Facebook is one of the world’s most popular social media platforms, but it can be a place where stalkers and scammers try to take advantage of you. Whether you want to avoid intruders or just want to keep your details secure, we advise learning how to make Facebook private and combining strong privacy settings with...

By Wisdom Sablah — 23 Apr'24 Last Updated: 26 Mar'25
Facts checked by Igor Kurtz

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: 23 Mar'25
Facts checked by Igor Kurtz

Understanding Cloud Security & Privacy in 2025: Encryption, Data Collection & More

Cloud storage can free up space on your hard drive and protect your files from hardware failures that might happen to your device. However, you need to make sure the cloud service you’re using is secure. Read on for our in-depth guide on cloud security.

By Aleksandar Kochovski & Branko Vlajin — 16 Jan'22 Last Updated: 03 Mar'25

Ransomware Protection Best Practices: Detection and Defense Tools 2025

Businesses have enough to worry about when it comes to protecting their data from cybercriminals. There is a thriving cybercrime industry on the dark web where hackers sell bundles of data stolen from company servers via malware and phishing techniques, so businesses pay a large price for not using adequate protections. Read on for our full ransomware protection tips and tools.

By Max Pitchkites — 02 Oct'21 Last Updated: 07 Apr'25

7 Webcam Security Tips: How to Secure Your Webcam in 2025

If you don’t regularly check up on your webcam security, then anyone can spy on you through your device’s webcam and microphone.

By Max Pitchkites — 19 Sep'21 Last Updated: 07 Apr'25

What Is the Deep Web and How Do You Access It in 2025?

The deep web and dark web are often confused terms. One is used for internet archives while the other is used for illegal activity. For the curious among you, we're here to help answer the question: what is the deep web and how do you access it?

By Aleksander Hougen — 21 Nov'20 Last Updated: 08 Apr'25
Facts checked by Andrea Babic

What Is the Internet of Things (IoT)? Meaning & Examples Explained

The Internet of Things (IoT) used to be a futuristic concept, but we are now living in that future, where many of our devices (both domestic and non-domestic) are connected or can be connected. What is the Internet of Things, though? At its simplest, the IoT facilitates data collection from all kinds of devices and...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 07 Jun'18 Last Updated: 07 Apr'25
Facts checked by Igor Kurtz