How To – TECHYING https://techying.com Best Tech News & Updates Tue, 19 May 2020 19:06:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://techying.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/lgog-small.jpg How To – TECHYING https://techying.com 32 32 The Reality of Google Incognito Mode https://techying.com/how-to/the-reality-of-google-incognito-mode/ Tue, 19 May 2020 19:06:17 +0000 https://techying.com/?p=1820 Google’s incognito mode may not be as secure as you think. The majority of the […]

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]]> Google’s incognito mode may not be as secure as you think. The majority of the people use incognito mode while surfing on the internet to keep their history private from other users of the device and also from the advertisers. But a study revealed that Google can still identify you whenever you use incognito mode.

Google collects our data through multiple devices like smartphones, laptops and also from its services such as YouTube or its search engine. The study shows that Google will still identify and link it with you.

Whenever you started using private mode or incognito mode you will read a message that “you are now browsing privately”, so now others will be unable to check your history or activity you have performed while using the private mode. The incognito mode does not save your history, cookies and any kind of information you have shared on while browsing incognito mode. But here is a little worry for you that Google does warn us by saying your activity is still visible to your Internet service provider, websites and to those who control the network.

Although the history data is not being saved, it may be linked to your Google account while using private mode. The study related to data collection disclosed that when you surf a third party website which are using Google advertising and publisher products and after that, you logged in to your personal accounts such as Gmail or YouTube, then it sets a cookie that is not firstly linked with your Google account but it stores in local mass storage. But again, when you login with your personal account in normal mode Google will connect these stored cookies with your personal information so hence you are in Google loop now.

So, what to do in order to save yourself from this. To remain protected just do not login to your Gmail account or any other account which is vulnerable for your privacy. But if you do want to enter your Gmail for emergency reasons you must delete your cookies before and after using the service so that Google won’t link information via cookies.

What we learn from this is that Google is also not so safe and secure when it comes to internet safety. But we cannot just blame Google for this as there are other companies as well who are compromising our online privacy.

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]]> What’s a VPN and Why do You Need it? https://techying.com/how-to/whats-a-vpn-and-why-do-you-need-it/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:25:15 +0000 https://techying.com/?p=1625 VPN stands for Virtual Private Network which creates a secure connection to another network over […]

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]]> VPN stands for Virtual Private Network which creates a secure connection to another network over the internet. It gives the user an extra layer of security and privacy to private and public networks.

Simply stated, a VPN connects your computer, smartphone, tablet, smartwatch or laptop to another computer anywhere on the internet, and allows you to browse the internet using that computer’s internet connections. For example, if VPN connects you to a server situated in Europe then it looks like you are from Europe and can access those websites which are banned or restricted in your region.

Nowadays they are very popular. At the start, they were created for business purposes to access different services through the business network from home but now it is used everywhere.

Following are the key features you can do by using a Virtual Private Network:

  1. Protect yourself from non-trusted Wi-Fi networks
  2. Protect yourself from torrenting
  3. Be anonymous by hiding your true identity
  4. Bypass restrictions on websites
  5. Hide browsing activity from your local internet provider
  6. Have a powerful online protection from hackers

Enjoy unrestricted access worldwide. The VPN beats limitation and censorship to deliver every content on the internet from anywhere in the world.

Stay organized and stay safe and secure whenever you go online. The VPN hides your IP address and encrypts your data so that no one can see and try to track it down. Through Virtual Private Network you can easily bypass the hacker and spies by encrypting your network data. Now say goodbye to geographic restriction and access any content no matter where your location is.

How Does a VPN work?

When someone connects their computer to a VPN then the computers act as if it’s on the same local network as the VPN. The computers and VPN addresses will be the same. When you are connected to a VPN and you wanted to browse any website, it will forward your request for you and brings back the response to you through a secured connection.

For example, if you are on a computer in the USA and using a Russian based VPN then all the sites you browse see that the request is coming from Russia, not the USA and that makes the browsing safe and secure.

There are so many VPN’s in the market available at an affordable price, like NordVPN, TunnelBear, StrongVPN, VyprVPN, CyberGhost


These all VPNs are trial based and if you are not satisfied with the service you can have your money back.

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