Raccoonline Pr·Sep 28A VPN Is Now Suspicious Just Because It’s a VPNThe old logic of government internet blocking used to be simple: there was a list of banned websites and their IP addresses, and ISPs were…
Raccoonline Pr·Sep 21Splinternet: The World Where the Internet Split Into ZonesTwo people open the same website. One sees the content immediately. The second gets an age verification form. The third sees a message…
Raccoonline Pr·Sep 14Public Wi-Fi: The Real Risk vs the Movie RiskSo, the movie version: someone in a hoodie sits in a café, types furiously, and thirty seconds later has the passwords of everyone…
Raccoonline Pr·Sep 7VPN on Your Router vs VPN on Your Device: What’s the DifferenceSo, you’ve installed a VPN on your phone. Or your laptop. Or both. You open the app, hit the button, the green indicator lights up — and it…
Raccoonline Pr·Aug 31What Happens When You Accept Cookies in One ClickSo, you land on any of the many sites that greet you with a banner and two buttons. “Accept All” is large and bright. “Reject” or “Manage…
Raccoonline Pr·Aug 24Why “Anonymous” on the Internet Is a Spectrum, Not a SwitchThere’s a specific misconception that’s worth pulling apart. It sounds like this: “I turned on incognito mode.” “I use a VPN.” “I’m on…
Raccoonline Pr·Aug 17Data Brokers: The Quietest Industry on the InternetSo, there’s an entire industry that has your name, your address, an estimate of your income, an inferred family status, interests around…
Raccoonline Pr·Aug 2The Money Mule Industry: How Ordinary People Become Fall Guys for Online FraudSo, fraudsters rarely receive or move stolen funds through accounts directly tied to them. Stolen money and crypto need somewhere to land…
Raccoonline Pr·Jul 26AI vs. AI: How Hackers Make Chatbots Lose Their MindsAI isn’t magic. It’s code following instructions. And any code that follows instructions can be convinced to follow the wrong ones.
