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Consolidation of the VPN industry spells trouble for the consumer
Consolidation of the VPN industry spells trouble for the consumer
Most of you have probably been living your lives to the fullest, happily unaware of the dramas unfolding in the VPN industry. Well, that’s…
Yegor S
Sep 16, 2021
Ukrainian server seizure — a commentary and state of the industry
Ukrainian server seizure — a commentary and state of the industry
This article is a follow up to the OpenVPN CA sunset article, which outlined a double server seizure incident that occurred in Ukraine…
Yegor S
Aug 24, 2021
OpenVPN Security Improvements and Changes
UPDATE — July 20th, 2021
Yegor S
Jul 8, 2021
Desktop App 2.0
Desktop App 2.0
It’s been eons since we released an update for our Windows and Mac applications. This was not out of laziness, we were actually working on…
Yegor S
Apr 16, 2021
We’re not paying for #1
We’re not paying for #1
VPN usage has been rising steadily over the last decade, and there are no signs of it slowing down. The industry continues to grow rapidly…
Yegor S
Jan 8, 2021
Introducing WireGuard
Introducing WireGuard
Here at Windscribe, we’re always thinking about the next big thing and what the future holds. How will AI shape the fabric of human…
Yegor S
Jul 16, 2020
New Browser Extensions — v3
New Browser Extensions — v3
A lot of people mentioned that we haven’t updated our browser extension in ages, and it’s true we haven’t. Instead, we’ve spent our time…
Yegor S
Oct 8, 2019
Shattering the Grand Illusion of Cookie Flavored Lies
Shattering the Grand Illusion of Cookie Flavored Lies
I had written an article some time ago on the hypocrisy of the VPN industry as a part of our market research efforts when building…
Yegor S
Aug 8, 2019
Windscribe as a development tool — spoofing and debugging
Windscribe as a development tool — spoofing and debugging
You may be asking yourself…
Yegor S
Jul 2, 2019
VPN Speeds Explained
VPN Speeds Explained
VPNs are great for so many reasons: they allow you to remain more anonymous, minimize tracking, unlock geo-restricted content, and even…
Yegor S
Jun 4, 2019
Windscribe Logging Explained (in detail)
Windscribe Logging Explained (in detail)
Many VPN services claim to “keep no logs”, but what does that actually mean? In many cases it means absolutely nothing since it’s a…
Yegor S
Apr 24, 2019
Best VPN for Your Cat 2019
Best VPN for Your Cat 2019
Internet if full of murderers who will literally kill your cat given the chance. Sure, you can 3D print armor for them, or send them to…
Yegor S
Mar 22, 2019
How R.O.B.E.R.T. works
How R.O.B.E.R.T. works
Although we say that “Magic and unicorns are at the heart of R.O.B.E.R.T.”, that’s technically not true. In reality there are no unicorns…
Yegor S
Mar 13, 2019
R.O.B.E.R.T, now with Superpowers
R.O.B.E.R.T, now with Superpowers
In case you forgot, R.O.B.E.R.T. blocks various malware, ad and tracking domains at the DNS level, on our servers. This has the advantage…
Yegor S
Mar 11, 2019
May the ScribeForce be with you
May the ScribeForce be with you
We’re starting off the new year with another new feature which some of you may find very useful — team accounts. Naturally we couldn’t…
Yegor S
Jan 10, 2019
Port Forwarding, Static IPs and Lies
Port Forwarding, Static IPs and Lies
Port Forwarding has been one of the most requested features, and we’re happy to say that we finally released it. Let’s discuss this…
Yegor S
Dec 7, 2018
Meet R.O.B.E.R.T — Malware and Ad Blocker
Meet R.O.B.E.R.T — Malware and Ad Blocker
We’re happy to announce the launch of R.O.B.E.R.T, which obviously stands for Remote Omnidirectional Badware Eliminating Robotic Tool. Duh…
Yegor S
Nov 14, 2018
Windscribe Linux 1.3 — Changelog
Windscribe Linux 1.3 — Changelog
Here is what’s new
Yegor S
Oct 3, 2018
Don’t drink Hotspot Shield’s Kool-Aid
Don’t drink Hotspot Shield’s Kool-Aid
Free VPN services have a bad reputation, and in most cases it’s undeserved. That being said, there are always bad apples that ruin it for…
Yegor S
Sep 27, 2018
Free VPN Myths Debunked
Free VPN Myths Debunked
Have you heard the saying “If it’s free, then you are the product”? You must have, since this is constantly repeated by uninformed…
Yegor S
Aug 28, 2018
Windscribe 1.83 (Win/Mac) — Changelog
Windscribe 1.83 (Win/Mac) — Changelog
Here is what’s new.
Yegor S
Aug 16, 2018
Windscribe Linux 1.2 — Changelog
Windscribe Linux 1.2 — Changelog
New version of Windscribe for Linux is out! This is mostly a maintenance/bug fix release.
Yegor S
Jul 19, 2018
Verifying session tokens without storing them
Verifying session tokens without storing them
Most computer systems that are designed to work with multiple users usually make use of session tokens. What this essentially means is that…
Yegor S
Jun 22, 2018
Windscribe 1.82 (Win/Mac) — Changelog
Windscribe 1.82 (Win/Mac) — Changelog
Here is what’s new.
Yegor S
Jun 8, 2018
Garry Bot: Now with 100% more humans
Garry Bot: Now with 100% more humans
We’re always looking for new ways to improve our service. This includes constantly revising our software, adding new servers and locations…
Yegor S
May 22, 2018
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