Online privacy

There are A LOT of misconceptions and a growing number of fallacies about safe web browsing trolling around the internet. You might think that you're Neo in the Matrix and that with taking the necessary precautions you've read on the web, you're completely shielded from security breaches online, and that only dupes are targeted by the bad guys, like: hackers and phishers. However, according to Steve Santorelli, a former Scotland Yard cybercrime specialist and currently wo...

Winter is Coming... The epic saga returns with a killer promo of season 5 bearing all good things, battles, monuments falling of pyramids, full grown dragons and magical teases. More than 18.6 million people are expected to watch Game of Thrones Season 5. Your favourite Tywin Lannister returns after Jaime and Cersei seem to be overseeing his body in the Sept of Baelor.The settings get ever wilder. We also see Rattleshirt and Jon Snow battling each other as well as wh...

A digest on the Great Firewall of China China has turned into the world's largest internet prison due to the government's increasing, oppressive restrictions over the World Wide Web. With the beginning of this year, the Chinese government has tightened its grip over the web by setting up a highly sophisticated filtering system known as the Great Firewall of China. Although the Great Firewall can't be seen from space, but it can be sorely perceived with every activit...

In September 2012, the Pakistani government blocked the giant video-hosting Youtube for refusing to delete a controversial video film called “Innocence of Muslims”, which sparked fury among many muslims all over the world and was deemed "blasphemous" by the government of Pakistan. “The government does not want to take any chance and wants to make sure that after the unblocking YouTube, no offensive content remains viewable in Pakistan,” [...] “So far no tool...

Until a few years ago, people preferred going to local stores and markets to buy what they need, even though online shopping was available then. However, people at that time would rather spend hours walking down the market to buy their goods than shop online using their credit cards for fear of theft. But today this concept has drastically changed as many online stores have proven to be legit and now offer safe methods to buy from a variety of genuine products with lesser...

China's is ever determined to exert more control over the internet. The Chinese government has released earlier this year a robust internet censorship system, chiefly known as "The Great Firewall of China", which basically prevents users from accessing certain web content, such as: Facebook, Youtube and Google, even when using VPN services as it uses a sophisticated filtering technology called "Data Packet Inspection". Unlike regular geo-blocking filtering systems used ...

As you probably know by now, internet access is bound by some aggressive restriction laws in many parts of the world, like: China, Iran, Oman, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and many others. This harsh policy is imposed by governments mainly to tighten their grip around their people's political and religious views. As a result, millions of websites, search engines and applications; such as: Google, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Skype, Viber and What's App are blocked in those c...

In this article we explain how you can easily steup an OpenVPN server on Ubuntu 14.04, step-by-step with pictures. Set Up the Certificate Authority In order to get going with your OpenVPN setup on Ubuntu, you need to first setup your certificate authority. This enables you to create both public and private certificates for other computers which is important for you to set up encrypted connections between different computers. sudo apt-get install openvpn easy-rsa mkdi...

What is L2TP VPN connection? If you haven't heard of a VPN, it's about time you did. VPN stands for Virtual Private Network, an virtual internet connection that is used by millions of internet users all over the world to securely and anonymously navigate the web. You probably know that any third party can track down your location through your IP address. Well ,a VPN was engineered specifically to protect you from this problem. Simply put, a VPN service provider masks you...

What is PPTP VPN? PPTP VPN is short for "Point to Point Protocol" supported by Microsoft dial-up. It is known for being very user-friendly and so easy to set up since all you need Host Name, Login and Password in the settings section of your network. PPTP VPN work best on hand devices, such as: smartphones and tablets. Iphone, Ipod Touch, Android, and Windows Mobile are some examples of the devices that work perfectly with PPTP VPN. Moreover, PPTP VPN are generally fa...