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Featured · Privacy 101
What is a VPN, and why does it actually matter in 2026?
A VPN encrypts your traffic and hides your IP — but the real story is who can see your data when you don't have one. Here's the plain-English answer.
Engineering
Why RAM-only servers are the only servers we trust
Disk-based VPN servers can be seized and read. RAM-only servers wipe themselves the moment power blinks. Here's why that distinction is everything.
Security
Five things attackers can do on public Wi-Fi (and how to stop them)
Airports, hotels, coffee shops. The free Wi-Fi you trust most is the easiest network in the world to compromise. Here's what's actually happening.
Transparency
Inside our 2026 independent no-logs audit
We let Cure53 spend two weeks crawling through our infrastructure looking for anything we'd be embarrassed to admit. Here's what they found.
Performance
Will a VPN slow my Netflix and ruin my ping?
Short answer: a good one won't. Long answer: here's exactly what a VPN does to latency, throughput, and CDN routing.
Guides
How to choose a VPN without falling for marketing
Most VPN reviews are affiliate-driven. Here are the five questions that actually separate trustworthy providers from the rest.