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How to protect your IP address
What someone can really do with your IP address, what they cannot, and what actually protects you: an updated router, sensible IPv6, VPNs and encrypted DNS.
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VPNs and your IP address: what changes, and what doesn't
What websites see with a VPN on, how to check that it works, typical leaks, and what a VPN doesn't protect against.
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What is a proxy, and how is it different from a VPN?
What a proxy server does, HTTP and SOCKS proxies, reverse proxies and CDNs, residential proxies, and the difference from a VPN.
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How to change your IP address
Restarting the router, switching to mobile data, a VPN or a fixed IP: what each one changes, and what it doesn't.