Ray Walsh is a digital privacy expert with over 6 years of experience writing about consumer privacy services including VPNs, password managers, secure email services, and encrypted cloud backups.
Ray graduated from the English department of Exeter University in the UK and has since been quoted over 500 times to express his privacy advocacy opinions in leading publications such as The Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, CNet, and The Register to name a few. Ray has also been interviewed on the TV and the radio, including on The BBC and Russia Today to answer questions regarding privacy laws and surveillance tech.
Ray has written tech guides, reviews, blogs, news, and opinion pieces for BestVPN, ProPrivacy, Dell Tech Page One, StartPage, and Politics.co.uk – and he is now a happy member of the Comparitech family where he continues his crusade to increase privacy and internet freedom for people around the world.
Does the difference between the Dark Web and the Deep Web confuse you? This guide clarifies the difference between the dark web and another unindexed part of the internet called the deep web.
Learn how to set up and use the best VPN for Android devices. You can secure your online privacy, unblock streaming content, and bypass restrictions with the best Android VPNs (paid and free).
Want to know if the government is watching you? Surveillance is common, so it’s important to understand it. This guide explains what governments monitor and what to do to protect yourself.
Want the best VPN for Starlink? Using a VPN with Starlink improves your privacy and gives you freedom of access. Learn how to set up a VPN with Starlink and which providers are best.
Want to check browsing history on a Wi-Fi router? Learn how to check router history and how to prevent your history from being stored by Wi-Fi routers.
Want to use Claude AI in China? Due to AI restrictions, it is hard to access Claude and other AI models. This guide explains how to unblock Claude AI using a VPN.
Want to know which websites list personal information? Learn about the data brokers and people finder sites that sell your data. We explain how to remove yourself from these sites.
Want to avoid the UPS Scam and other delivery scams? We explain how to remove your data from people-finder sites to prevent scammers from getting your phone number.
Want to access ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode in Europe? The feature is restricted in some countries for privacy reasons. Learn to unblock ChatGPT Voice Mode with a VPN.