Stellar VPN Blog

A VPN encrypts your internet traffic and helps protect your privacy. Here’s what a VPN actually does, what it doesn’t do, and how to use it safely in real life.

VPN vs Proxy vs Tor is not a personality quiz. It’s about goals: privacy, routing, or anonymity. Here’s what each tool really does.

DNS leaks can expose the sites you try to visit even while your VPN is connected. Here’s how leaks happen, how to test, and how to fix them.

A kill switch is the difference between “protected” and “oops, your real IP leaked.” Here’s what it is, why it matters, and how to test it.

Public Wi‑Fi is shared, unpredictable, and often badly configured. Here’s a practical checklist to stay safer without becoming paranoid.

A VPN usually hides your IP from websites by replacing it with a VPN server IP. But privacy isn’t just IP. Here’s what changes and what doesn’t.

Your ISP can’t read everything you do, but it can see enough to profile you. Here’s what they can observe and how a VPN changes the picture.

iPhone VPN setup should be boring: auto-connect, stable behavior when networks change, and zero surprises. Here’s the clean way to do it.

Android can be extremely private or extremely leaky depending on settings. Here’s a practical VPN checklist for consistent, leak-resistant privacy.

Most VPN “failures” are user settings and silent reconnect leaks. Here are the common Windows/macOS mistakes and the fixes that actually matter.

“No logs” should be a technical reality, not a marketing phrase. Here’s what it should mean, how it’s abused, and how to judge it.

VPN privacy is mostly a trust and architecture problem. Stellar Relay is designed as a Swiss trust anchor with regional exits, reducing exposure without making absurd promises.

A VPN can add protection when you bank on the go, especially on public Wi‑Fi. Here’s how to use it safely and what to do if your bank blocks VPN traffic.

A VPN can help with region-based access for streaming, but it’s not guaranteed. Here’s how it works, why platforms block VPNs, and how to maximize speed.