Privacy guides and tools

Testing your connection

• VPN test: is my VPN working? — Check the public IP, network and VPN signals your browser shows.
• DNS leak test — See which resolvers answer your lookups.
• WebRTC leak test — Check whether your browser exposes an extra public IP.
• IPv6 check — Check IPv6 reachability and compare addresses with and without your VPN.
• What is my IP address? — What your public IP reveals and how to hide it.
• IP lookup — Approximate location and network for any public IP.
• Browser check — What your browser tells every website.
• Photo privacy checker — Find and remove hidden location data in photos.

Understanding VPNs

• VPN privacy guide — What a VPN does, what it does not, and who can see what.
• Can my ISP see what I do with a VPN? — What your provider still sees, and where the gaps are.
• VPN vs. proxy — How they differ and when each makes sense.
• Should I leave my VPN on all the time? — The trade-offs, and better fixes than switching it off.
• How to choose a VPN — A buying checklist and the service we use (affiliate link disclosed).

Fixing problems

• What is a DNS leak? — Causes, how tests work and how to read results.
• How to fix a DNS leak — Step-by-step fixes for apps, browsers and devices.
• Why does my VPN show the wrong location? — How sites guess location and what to check.
• Why is my internet slower with a VPN? — Causes, fair measurement and the fixes that help most.

How we write these guides

Each guide explains what a result means, what it cannot prove, and the practical steps to take next. We avoid treating a single test as proof of privacy or of a problem, and we review pages when tools or browser behavior change. See how our checks work for the technical details.