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Find the VPN trial you are looking for

A VPN trial is no different from free trials of other software. However, while some providers offer 7-day free plans, others provide a 30-day money-back guarantee.

PRODUCT UPDATES | 5 min read

Generation X in China is the wariest of wearable technology due to data privacy concerns

Wearable electronics are becoming increasingly popular worldwide, including in China, where around 78% of the population own a smartwatch, a fitness tracker, or both. However, as such devices have access to a vast amount of sensitive data, like users' health information, privacy and security concerns arise.

RESEARCH | 2 min read

What is UPnP, and why should you disable it?

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a set of networking protocols facilitating quick connections between devices on a local network. So…

PRIVACY | 5 min read

What is browser isolation? Benefits and types

Browser isolation is a technique for isolating browsing activities from networks and devices. Essentially, isolated browsing happens in a…

PRIVACY | 5 min read

US military veterans lost over $560 million to scams in the last 5 years

As Veterans Day approaches, we would like to use this as an opportunity to inform about scams targeting former military members. According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, US military veterans lost $563 million to scams in the last 5 years. In total, military retirees reported 556,807 cases of fraud.

RESEARCH | 3 min read

How to delete Instagram account or deactivate it

Steps for how to delete Instagram account are fairly straightforward. However, you should be ready to lose your profile, including photos…

HOW-TO | 4 min read

Nearly 1 in 10 internet users have never changed their Wi-Fi password

While protecting Wi-Fi with a password is the first step to ensuring network security, good password hygiene is also crucial. Default passwords provided by the internet service provider at the time of Wi-Fi setup are easy to guess and therefore are strongly recommended to be updated.

RESEARCH | 2 min read

Employee Spotlight: Junior iOS Developer Vilius Bundulas

We present you with another interview of our Employee Spotlight series. This time we had a light-hearted conversation with our Junior iOS developer Vilius Bundulas, who has been working in Atlas VPN for over a year. He told us about his experience in the company and what he had seen while visiting the Apple Developer Conference.

MEET THE TEAM | 2 min read

Nearly 30% of ad traffic on Yandex and Opera browsers is bot-generated, a study reveals

The findings reveal that, on average, 21% of traffic advertisers pay for is generated by computers and scripts, not real people.

RESEARCH | 2 min read

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