Najib Dahech
Last updated: October 22, 2026 · 18 min read Android is the most common VPN platform in the world, and setting one up correctly takes less time than most guides suggest. This article covers three practical paths for consumer users — a provider app, a manual WireGuard configuration, and a manual OpenVPN configuration — plus … Read more
Last updated: May 28, 2026 · 24 min read Linux is the most privacy-conscious operating system you can run. And yet most VPN setup guides treat it as an afterthought — a footnote after Windows and macOS, if they cover it at all. This guide fixes that. It covers four methods for setting up a … Read more
Last updated: August 30, 2026 · 14 min read A VPN encrypts all traffic from your device and routes it through a remote server, which replaces your IP address. A proxy reroutes traffic from one configured application through a remote server without encrypting it. Both change the IP address the destination sees; the encryption gap … Read more
Last updated: July 10, 2026 · 16 min read You opened your VPN app and it asked you to choose a protocol. WireGuard. OpenVPN. IKEv2. Maybe a few others with names you didn’t recognise. Most people leave it on the default and move on — and that’s usually fine. But your protocol choice has real … Read more
What Is a DNS Leak? (The Locked Door, Open Window Problem) A DNS leak is a security flaw where your DNS requests bypass your VPN tunnel and go directly to your ISP, even while your VPN is actively connected. DNS stands for Domain Name System, and it works like the internet’s phone book. Every time … Read more
Last updated: October 11, 2026 · 35 min read A VPN kill switch is a setting that blocks your device’s internet traffic when the VPN connection drops, so nothing is sent outside the encrypted tunnel while the VPN reconnects. Many VPN apps include one, and Android has its own version built into the system. Without … Read more
Last updated: August 2, 2026 · 20 min read VPN split tunneling divides your internet traffic into two paths. One goes through your encrypted VPN tunnel; the other connects directly to the internet. You choose which apps or websites take which route, and you can change it at any time. In full tunnel mode, every … Read more
Last updated: October 3, 2026 · 32 min read A VPN does drain your battery and can make your phone run slightly warmer, but the real power cost is far smaller than your battery screen suggests and almost entirely within your control. If your phone has been hitting 20% by mid-afternoon, or running warm in … Read more
Last updated: July 24, 2026 · 22 min read If you’ve been reading about VPNs, you’ve almost certainly come across OpenVPN — and if you’ve been paying attention recently, you’ve come across OpenVPN DCO. For over two decades, OpenVPN was the industry’s gold standard: battle-tested, deeply auditable, and trusted by security professionals worldwide. But it … Read more
Last updated: July 18, 2026 · 24 min read WireGuard landed in the Linux kernel in 2020 and became the new default almost immediately. OpenVPN has been in production since 2001 and refuses to retire. Both are capable VPN protocols, and that is exactly why the choice confuses people. TL;DR WireGuard is the right default … Read more