VPN stands for “Virtual Private Network.” When you connect to a VPN, all data that you send (such as the requests to servers when browsing the web) appears to originate from the VPN itself, rather than your internet service provider (ISP). This masks your IP address, which can be an...
    • mEEGal@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      7 months ago

      They’re Swedish, but the company was bought by Malwarebytes later on

      What piece of software are you talking about ?

        • ken@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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          7 months ago

          What piece of software are you talking about ?

          Azire in particular.

          Azire what? They’re a Wireguard VPN provider with a web portal.

          I guess same confusion as here: https://discuss.tchncs.de/comment/23696262

          You give the impression that you are talking about the VPNs when you are actually talking about smartphone apps…?