How-To

Tips, tricks, tutorials, and recommended solutions to your security and privacy problems.

De-Google Your Phone: How to Install LineageOS on Your Android Phone (Step-by-Step Guide)

De-Google Your Phone: How to Install LineageOS on Your Android Phone (Step-by-Step Guide)

14 Privacy-Respecting Search Engines (Alternatives to Google, Bing, Yahoo)

14 Privacy-Respecting Search Engines (Alternatives to Google, Bing, Yahoo)

Difference Between IoT and Embedded Systems

Difference Between IoT and Embedded Systems

Is Cryptography Math, Or Computer Science?

Is Cryptography Math, Or Computer Science?

Is Cryptography Hard To Learn? (Skills, Requirements, Salary, Free Courses)

Is Cryptography Hard To Learn? (Skills, Requirements, Salary, Free Courses)

Is It Safe To Change DNS Servers? And How To Do It Right

Is It Safe To Change DNS Servers? And How To Do It Right

Does a VPN Protect You Against Deep Packet Inspection by ISPs?

Does a VPN Protect You Against Deep Packet Inspection by ISPs?

OpenDNS vs Google DNS: Differences And Which One Is Better?

OpenDNS vs Google DNS: Differences And Which One Is Better?

The Privacy Risk of Using Your ISP’s DNS

The Privacy Risk of Using Your ISP’s DNS

Three Types of Cryptography Methods & When to Use Which

Three Types of Cryptography Methods & When to Use Which

7 YouTube Alternatives for Privacy-Aware, Thinking People

7 YouTube Alternatives for Privacy-Aware, Thinking People

Why I’m Leaving WhatsApp

Why I’m Leaving WhatsApp

Will Using a VPN Lower Ping and Increase Internet Speed?

Will Using a VPN Lower Ping and Increase Internet Speed?

Using a VPN will not improve your ping time beyond what your internet service provides. However, using the right VPNs can undoubtedly bring this latency time to a bare minimum. I’ve heard from gamers having good experiences with their ping using:

Is Your Neighbour Using Your WiFi? How to Find Out and End the Free Lunch

Is Your Neighbour Using Your WiFi? How to Find Out and End the Free Lunch

Is Your Dumb Password on This List?

Is Your Dumb Password on This List?

Here is an updated list of common passwords discovered in data breaches. This file contains the top 100,000 passwords from the Have I Been Pwned data set. If you see a password that you use in this list you should change it immediately.