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What is End-to-End Encryption and How Does it Work?

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End-to-End Encryption

How Does End-to-End Encryption Keep You Safe?

End-to-end encryption is a secure method of communication that protects the user’s information and data while it’s transferred from one device to another. In EE2E, the data is encrypted on your end and only the recipient can decrypt the sent message.  But, a lot of things can happen along the way that users aren’t aware of. That’s why in this week’s Zlog, we’re going to talk about End-to-end encryption and take a look at how it works.

What is Encryption?

Encryption is the process of encoding a piece of information in a specific way so that only authorized parties can access and decipher it. Modern-day technology encryption is virtually impossible to break. Plus, even if someone manages to access your information, they won’t be able to read it unless they have the key. To fully understand how End-to-end encryption works, let’s take a look at the types of encryption. Read more...

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Are VPNs Dying Out?

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Are VPNs Facing Possible Extinction?

Ever since the early beginnings of VPN services in the mid-90s, people have been saying that these privacy tools don’t have the capabilities to survive the challenges future tech advancements will bring into the online world. While these types of claims will always be present no matter what, this topic also enticed us to take a look at the future of VPN services. In this week’s Zlog, we’re going to take a look at the weaknesses of VPN services, the chances of VPNs dying out, and what it would mean if it comes to this. Read more...

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VPN Server Count – A Misleading Feature

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Why The VPN Server Count Doesn’t Say Much About a VPN

Many VPN services advertize the number of servers and server locations as one of their main selling points. And the truth is, this works. Casual and new VPN users put this category at the top of the list, because, after all, a privacy-oriented service should have as much different servers as possible. But, although every successful VPN service should offer a variety of servers, the number of servers in itself is not a guarantee of the service’s reliability or trustworthiness. In this week’s ZoogVPN, we’re going to lay out a few important reasons why VPN server count isn’t as important as most users think. Read more...

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Misleading Privacy Tips that Do Less Than You think

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Misleading Privacy Tips You Should Be Aware Of

There are many privacy tips and tricks circling the web. While some of them can really help you maintain a low profile when using the internet, there are also quite a few misleading privacy tips that aren’t as useful as they seem and, if you’re not careful, can cause you more harm than good. We don’t want to discourage you from using these tips in the future. The main purpose of this week’s privacy-oriented Zlog is to provide you with all of the pros and cons of using these tools, so you can have a better understanding of them before you use them. To help you stay as safe and private as possible when using the internet, we’re going to take a look at the most misleading privacy tips you should be aware of when browsing the online world. Read more...

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What Not to do After a Data Breach

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What Not to do After a Data Breach

The Most Important Things NOT to do After a Data Breach

In the past few years, the number of data breaches has seen a significant increase. Just last year, we saw breaches that compromised hundreds of millions of online accounts, personal information of users and their payment card numbers. Most privacy blogs and security-oriented sites provide you with detailed guides on what to do if something like this happens. On the other hand, there is little to no information about the things you shouldn’t do when exposed to a data breach. That’s why, in this week’s Zlog, we want to go in a different direction than most online privacy sites and talk about what are the most important things not to do after a data breach. Read more...

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