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Paul Bischoff

Tech Writer, Privacy Advocate and VPN Expert

Paul is Comparitech’s editor and a regular commentator on cyber security and privacy topics in national and international media including New York Times, BBC, Forbes, The Guardian and many others. He's been writing about the tech industry since 2012 for publications like Tech in Asia, Mashable, and various startup blogs.

Paul has an in-depth knowledge of VPNs, having been an early adopter while looking to access the open internet during this time in China.

He previously worked in Beijing as an editor for Tech in Asia, and has been writing and reporting on technology for the last decade. He has also volunteered as a teacher for older adults learning basic tech literacy and cyber awareness. You can find him on Twitter at @pabischoff.

Articles by Paul
Pray in privacy: apps for Muslims that respect your personal data
Following news reports about popular Muslim prayer apps selling user data to third parties, including the US military, Comparitech decided to take a deeper look at apps for Muslims to find out which ones respect your privacy and which are best avoided.
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on October 20, 2023
Anti-vaxxers are buying fake COVID vaccine passports on the dark web: report
Dark web vendors are selling digital COVID certificates that allow residents and visitors to the European Union to travel freely between member states without getting vaccinated.
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on March 24, 2022
Government Social Media Spying Powers: 50 countries ranked on social media surveillance
By Paul Bischoff in Surveillance Studies on April 6, 2022
Does your business need a site-to-site VPN?
Businesses can use site-to-site VPNs to collaborate on work and share resources between offices. We discuss how site-to-site VPNs work plus reveal our top recommendations, and the alternatives. 
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on February 14, 2023
Sex cam site Stripchat exposes user, model info on the web: report
Exposed names, email addresses, and IP addresses could put millions of Stripchat users at risk.
By Paul Bischoff in Information Security on August 30, 2023
How to revoke website permissions in your browser – Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge
Improve your privacy and security by revoking unused and unnecessary website permissions on Chrome, Safari, Edge, and Firefox.
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on September 15, 2023
Ofcom’s new measures could save UK consumers from 115m scam calls and £9.6m in fraud losses
By Paul Bischoff in Blog on January 24, 2022
Who owns this huge database of leaked VPN user details?
Millions of VPN users could be at risk following the exposure of account info and connection logs on an unprotected server.
By Paul Bischoff in Information Security on November 3, 2021
EXIF metadata privacy: A picture is worth a thousand data points
Are the pictures you share online posing a threat to your privacy? Find out which image-sharing websites fail to scrub metadata and how you can do it yourself.
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on October 26, 2023
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