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Paul Bischoff

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

We compared the privacy policies of Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Twitter, Reddit, WhatsApp, a
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on March 25, 2022
We issued each of them a challenge: explain blockchain in 150 words or less. As it turns out, even t
By Paul Bischoff in Information Security on January 19, 2023
Spear phishing can happen to anyone, as one woman learned when an imposter on Facebook stole all of
By Paul Bischoff in Information Security on April 12, 2019
Donald Trump might have inadvertently dealt a serious blow to surveillance operations on US soil by
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on May 29, 2019
We asked VPNs if they work with Netflix in these countries: UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Net
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on September 10, 2021
How to use a VPN to tunnel into China and watch TV shows and movies on Chinese video sites like Youk
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on March 19, 2017
Ebay lacks encryption on several less critical, but still sensitive pages. This could run afowl of l
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on March 18, 2017
Internet radio listeners in the US enjoy listening to Pandora for free. But it has been blocked in other countries. If you want to keep listening to Pandora while abroad, you will need a VPN.
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on May 11, 2024
Presented under the guise of trade deals or national security, we lay out some of the laws and bills
By Paul Bischoff in VPN & Privacy on June 8, 2020
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