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Surveillance
Why did we inherit a surveilled internet?
The beginnings of the Internet, the Cold War, and its military-commercial roots
8 mins read
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 surveillance?
The internet was never designed with privacy in mind. Surveillance of all web traffic has long been the norm. Now with the rise fo Artificial Intelligence technology, surveillance systems are able to process larger and more detailed data sets of what we do and who we communicate with online. It doesn't have to be this way. But protecting our privacy against surveillance requires understanding who is surveilling us and with what technological means. Thankfully, there are many tools that can help us fight back and stay protected against snooping and malicious third parties.
Who is tracking us?
Big Tech companies
Companies like Google, Apple, and Meta are the biggest collectors of our metadata
Data brokers
A clandestine market of agencies collecting our personal information to sell profiles to third parties
Governments
Advanced surveillance systems used for policing, immigration, and espionage
Cyber criminals
Use surveillance of traffic to target individuals for fraud, scams, and blackmail
Surveillance 101
Who is tracking your internet activity, and why?
Your every move online is being tracked. Decentralized VPNs can better protect our privacy.
8 mins read
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.
6 mins read
What Is an Internet Service Provider (ISP)? A privacy-centered guide
What does an ISP actually do? A lot, so you should you care
6 mins read
What are data brokers? And how they quietly track your every move
Understand how your personal data is sold — and how to stop it at the source
6 mins read
Digital surveillance techniques explained
The technologies used by surveillance are growing increasingly sophisticated. They range from network level analysis of our traffic patterns to on-device spyware and malware. Nym explains these different techniques so you're prepared to protect your traffic, both on your devices and our in the open.
Browser fingerprinting: What is it and why you should care
Prevent internet tracking and leave no fingerprints
6 mins read
What are cookies? The hidden bots tracking what you do
Understanding website cookies and online privacy risks
5 mins read
How botnets threaten devices and online privacy
Protect your privacy by understanding how botnets spread and exploit you
2 mins read
What network traffic reveals: How to protect yourself against traffic analysis
Your traffic patterns are more revealing than you think. Learn how to stay private online.
7 mins read
How to protect yourself against surveillance
While surveillance systems are everywhere and active all the time, there is a lot you can do to protect your data and personal information from being accessed by third parties. This includes metadata protection tools like advanced VPNs, managing your data sharing practices, and protecting your devices from malicious software.
Choosing the best VPN provider
Getting real privacy from a VPN service is not as easy as you think
1 min read
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How to block spyware and protect your data
Learn how spyware works, who installs it, and easy ways to protect your privacy
6 mins read
How to change your IP address on any device or OS
Changing your IP address can help you enhance security, access restricted content, and troubleshoot network issues.
4 mins read
How to disable ad blockers on any browser and device
Temporarily access web content without giving up on your privacy
5 mins read
Remove your information from the web
Clean up your digital footprint across the web and social apps
8 mins read
Nym speaks out against surveillance
Nym is more than a technology company: it's a ground of activists, academics, and thought-leaders advocating for a free and private internet.
Read more about the effects of surveillance
Botnets and backdoors: The free VPN trojan horse
Free VPNs used in massive botnet that exploited millions of devices
1 min read
To defeat “Five Eyes” Surveillance, you’ll need the Nym mixnet
The privacy roperties of Nym's mixnet
10 mins read