The Nym Privacy Hub
Everything you need to know about online privacy
Learn the essentials of internet privacy: its importance, common considerations, and tips for protecting your data online. We explore how tools like VPNs, including Nym's decentralized VPN, can help safeguard your privacy from tracking and surveillance.
What is internet privacy?
Internet privacy focuses on protecting personal data shared online from unauthorized access or misuse. This section discusses the risks associated with cybercrime, surveillance, and tracking, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding your online activities. It highlights how tools like VPNs can help protect privacy in an increasingly connected world. Understanding these risks is crucial for anyone looking to take control of their digital footprint.
Biggest privacy threats
AI surveillance
Tracks your metadata and traffic patterns
Censorship
Blocks access to information and content
Cybercrime & hackers
Threatens your finances and identity
Surveillance capitalism
Exploits your personal information for profit
Internet Privacy 101
What is metadata & what can it reveal about you?
Understanding the raw material of digital surveillance
What is Internet privacy & why you should care
Our privacy online is under threat, but there is a lot we can do to protect ourselves
Who is tracking your internet activity, and why?
Your every move online is being tracked. Decentralized VPNs can better protect our privacy.
What Is an Internet Service Provider (ISP)? A privacy-centered guide
What does an ISP actually do? A lot, so you should you care
Is ChatGPT safe? Nym cybersecurity experts weigh in
How generative AI affects your online privacy, and the privacy stack that can protect it
Private web connection
Learn actionable steps to enhance your online security in this section, covering essential practices like password management and secure browsing. Whether you're new to privacy concerns or a seasoned user, these articles provide clear advice to protect your data and maintain digital anonymity. These tips will help you minimize the chances of becoming a target for cyber threats.
Encryption & data protection (all you need to know)
Explore how different types of VPNs use encryption to protect your data and privacy
What is encryption? A comprehensive guide
Explaining the technology behind online data security, and its limits for privacy
Why end-to-end encryption is essential for online privacy
Explore the meaning of end-to-end encryption, how it works, and its advantages and limitations.
What Is an SSID? What your Wi-Fi name really means
SSIDs are more than network names — they can be tracking tools. Here's how to defend your devices and identity.
How to protect your privacy online
Here, you'll find in-depth guides offering practical solutions for protecting your online privacy. This section covers everything from securing your passwords with two-factor authentication to using privacy-focused browsers and encrypted messaging apps. It also explains how to avoid tracking, phishing attempts, and potential identity theft. This content provides actionable steps and expert advice to help you protect your personal data and control your online privacy.
Choosing the best VPN provider
Getting real privacy from a VPN service is not as easy as you think
What is a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
A guide to the popular privacy tool with centralized and decentralized forms
Can you be tracked while using a VPN?
VPNs are great privacy tools, but you can still be tracked. Choose the right type of VPN to avoid it.
Do VPNs protect you from hackers? Experts answer
VPNs can be powerful tools in protecting us from hackers, but not all cyber attacks. dVPNs are even more effective.
How to set up a VPN on your router for full-network privacy
Protect your digital life at the source by setting up a VPN on your router — no device left behind
What VPNs can do for you & how they protect you
A VPN service is only as good as the security it provides. Here’s what a VPN is, and what it can and can’t do to protect you online.
What is open source software? A guide to transparent, secure technology
Learn what open source means, how it works, and why it is so important for your privacy
Residential proxy explained: Boost privacy & access
Stay private, avoid tracking & access restricted sites with residential proxies
Remove your information from the web
Clean up your digital footprint across the web and social apps
What is torrenting and is it safe?
Learn how torrenting works, what’s legal, and how to protect your privacy while sharing files
Are your apps really private?
The Nym team explains which of the apps you're likely using are protecting your privacy or not. Learn about how messengers, browsers are handling your data.
What is Signal? A beginner’s guide to secure messaging
Nym explains what makes messaging apps private, and where you’re vulnerable
How safe is Telegram in 2025? What you should know, and how to protect yourself
Why the popular messaging app is a big fail for your privacy
What Is WhatsApp & how secure is it?
Nym breaks down WhatsApp’s privacy features and insufficiencies
What is Tor? The browser that routes traffic anonymously
A beginner-friendly guide to using Tor to protect your IP, identity, and anonymity
Using Incognito Mode for better privacy & security
We’ll explore how is works, how to enable in different browsers, and what additional steps to take for online privacy
What is I2P and how safe is it for private browsing?
The difference between I2P and Tor explained
What is WeChat? Why the “Super App” is the super surveillance of your data
How WeChat works, and how it’s tracking as much as it can about you
Why Nym?
NymVPN helps protect your privacy by using smart technology to hide your online activity and keep your personal information safe. Unlike regular VPNs, it makes your internet traffic harder to track by mixing it with others and adding extra "noise" to block surveillance, giving you more control over your online privacy.
Nym is more than a VPN
The first app that protects you from AI surveillance thanks to a noise-generating mixnet
Nym’s zero-knowledge network: No logging promises needed
Turning a VPN no log’s policy into a network design and guarantee
Why NymVPN Anonymous mode provides the best privacy
Appreciating the value of technologically enhanced VPN privacy
Learn more about Nym's ethics in the Trust Center
