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VPN Kill Switch Explained: What It Does and How to Test It

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Original editorial illustration of a laptop on a desk at night, its screen showing a glowing tunnel of light that suddenly breaks mid-air, while a firewall-like barrier of translucent panels slams shut across the gap, stopping small light-particles from escaping past it, deep blue-grey palette with one muted amber desk-lamp accent

VPN Kill Switch Explained: What It Does and How to Test It In brief A VPN kill switch cuts your internet the moment your VPN drops, so your real IP never leaks. System-wide vs app-level, and the 2-minute test that proves yours works. A kill switch is not a feature that makes your VPN faster … Read more

Are Free VPNs Safe? What the Research Actually Shows

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Original editorial illustration of a smartphone on a cafe table with a cracked amber padlock leaking envelope and location-pin data streams toward shadowy hands, and a solid glowing cyan padlock behind it, dark photorealistic 3D style, amber/teal grade

Are Free VPNs Safe? What the Research Actually Shows In brief 88% of the 100 most popular free Android VPNs leaked data in 2024 tests; 71% shared data with third parties. The freemium exceptions — and how to spot them. There are two kinds of free VPN, and the safety question has a different answer … Read more