2 WiFi Connection Problems Travellers Should Look At

Hello, my name is Marcus and I barely remember my home. The last 8+ years have seen me live in Vancouver, an African nation, NYC, and now London. During this trip across Earth I’ve been wise enough to watch out for security concerns, and to use a few tools to help me stay connected to home.

No matter where you go in the world you will inevitably come against digital differences compared to where you are from. I am going to look at two such WiFi connection problems that I’ve come across, with my background in online security, privacy, and anti-censorship coming in handy!
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Most Downloaded Movies September 9 2016

What a fun week in movie downloading! One movie seemed to blow up the Internet, a few surprising new ones showed up, and there’s one being downloaded that I’d really like you all to see in theatres or support in some way. Let’s check out the most downloaded movies of September 9, 2016 now!
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How Much Online Privacy do I Get from a VPN: Myths vs. Facts

Learning the facts of online privacy, online security, and anonymity online is important. There’s a lot of marketing speak out there, and you deserve to know the truth behind the spin. How much privacy do you get from a VPN? Plenty. Do you get everything that every VPN claims on the sales pages? Let’s look at that now…
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Most Downloaded Movies September 2 2016

There are some HUGE movies on this week’s most downloaded movie list. We’ve got a super-soldier, a super-spy, a super kick boxer, and a super stoner. Keep reading to see what was hot in p2p this week!
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Most Downloaded Movies August 26 2016

Another fast-moving week in my list of the most downloaded movies for August 26, 2016. 2 movies hung around from last week, an older one from a few weeks showed up, besides that it’s 7 new movies to the list!
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Piracy in India: Blocks on Torrent Sites Escalate

Piracy in India has been unique in the world in that piracy sites have been actively blocked. A new blocking message has been added, and it is causing greater worry amongst those who torrent and p2p, mentioning jail time and large fines as penalties.
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Most Downloaded Movies August 19, 2016

Well, that escalated quickly. The most downloaded movies list for August 19, 2016 looks much different than last week. A few movies got a DVD release, and a DVD rip, one movie announcement lead to some nostalgia, and we all love a sausage party…
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Identity Theft Protection: Online and Offline Tactics

Identity theft is no small thing. The FTC estimates that 11.7 million people suffer from some form of identity theft in the US each year. The FTC did the math, that’s around 5% of the population getting hardcore pwned.

How this can happens varies, but why this happens always has the same reason: At one point you were not careful enough with a key piece of your information. Don’t feel bad, it happens all too often, especially with social media giving everyone a digital platform to share on. Let’s help you out with some identity theft protection tips now.
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Most Downloaded Movies August 12 2016

Hi there, movie fans. Did you feel that great disturbance in the force this week? No, not the release of the Rogue One trailer, but the shutting down of Torrentz! The week of August 12, 2016 was a very different one for movie downloading, but everything kept on chugging along with some interesting flicks making their way to p2p.
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Bad Month in Torrenting: Torrentz is Gone, ExtraTorrent Deleted from Facebook

Wow, what a month this has been in the world of torrenting. First, KickAss Torrent was shut down by the FBI. That was a huge blow as the site had taken over from The Pirate Bay as the largest torrent hosting site in the world. That wasn’t all that has happened this month, it got worse!
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