Mozilla Adds Built-in Ad Blocker to Firefox for iOS Devices

Maximizing iPhone Privacy: Essential Settings to Enable, Disable, and Verify Immediately

The article provides a detailed guide on strengthening iPhone privacy by limiting unauthorized access to messages, location data, photos, and cloud backups. It explains how to set a strong alphanumeric passcode, enable Stolen Device Protection, and restrict lock screen notifications and widgets. Users are advised to review Apple ID security, enable Advanced Data Protection for iCloud, and minimize app permissions for location, contacts, and camera. Additional steps include turning off cross-app tracking, using private Wi-Fi addresses, and activating Lockdown Mode for high-risk scenarios. The guide emphasizes regular updates, encrypted local backups, and periodic audits of shared access and active sessions to maintain long-term protection.

Top 10 Secure DNS Servers for Privacy, Threat Blocking and Ad Filtering in 2026

Public DNS resolvers differ significantly in their ability to block malicious domains, filter advertising and tracking, respect user privacy, and support modern encryption protocols. The guide evaluates ten services including Quad9, Cloudflare, AdGuard DNS, NextDNS, Control D, CleanBrowsing, Mullvad DNS, DNS4EU, Google Public DNS and DNS.SB, providing IPv4 addresses, DoH and DoT endpoints, and recommended use cases. Key distinctions include Quad9’s focus on phishing and malware blocking without logging, Mullvad’s strict no-logs policy requiring encrypted protocols only, and DNS4EU’s EU-based infrastructure with mandatory court-ordered blocks. The article explains why DNSSEC and encryption alone are insufficient and outlines four practical selection criteria: threat filtering quality, data-handling practices, encryption support, and network stability. Detailed configuration instructions cover Windows 11, Android, iOS, and home routers, along with verification methods and warnings against mixing providers with conflicting policies.

WebRTC IP Leaks Explained: Why Disabling the Protocol Harms Anonymity in Anti-Detect Browsers

The article from Aurorium details how WebRTC technology can leak real IP addresses even when users route traffic through proxies. It explains the peer-to-peer mechanics of WebRTC, the role of STUN servers in generating ICE candidates, and why standard TCP proxies fail to handle UDP traffic. Disabling WebRTC via flags or JavaScript extensions creates detectable anomalies that anti-fraud systems flag as non-standard environments. The recommended approach involves native emulation inside the browser kernel so that STUN requests return proxy IPs while preserving full API integrity across workers. Additional leaks through local network addresses, mDNS candidates, and IPv6 are also covered with practical verification methods using tools like BrowserLeaks and CreepJS.