VPNs Promise Online Privacy. Do They Deliver?
Big Take25 Touko 2023

VPNs Promise Online Privacy. Do They Deliver?

Virtual private networks, or VPNs, first emerged in the 1990s as a way for employees to securely log in to their office computer from home. Now, VPN providers market them to people looking to protect their web searches, location, and personal data from advertisers and other prying eyes. They’re used for everything from streaming television shows to accessing websites blocked by authoritarian regimes. Bloomberg reporter Austin Carr joins this episode to talk about whether VPNs can live up to their promise to keep your online data safe and private.

Read more: VPNs Are Going Mainstream, and So Are Their Trust Issues

Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK

Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at bigtake@bloomberg.net.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jaksot(860)

Why Trump Is Trying to Fire Lisa Cook

Why Trump Is Trying to Fire Lisa Cook

President Donald Trump shared a letter on social media Monday night, addressed to Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook stating he had made the decision to remove her from her position. It immediat...

26 Elo 202513min

What the End of the De Minimus Trade Loophole Means for Your Shopping

What the End of the De Minimus Trade Loophole Means for Your Shopping

This Friday, a big change is coming for the more than 4 million inexpensive packages that enter the US daily from abroad: President Donald Trump is ending the de minimis exemption, a loophole that has...

25 Elo 202512min

What Powell Said About the Possibility of a September Rate Cut

What Powell Said About the Possibility of a September Rate Cut

In a speech at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, Fed Chair Jerome Powell left the door open for a possible interest rate cut in September, sending a positive signal to Wall Street tha...

22 Elo 202518min

Welch’s Fruit Snacks Get a MAHA-Friendly Makeover

Welch’s Fruit Snacks Get a MAHA-Friendly Makeover

The Trump Administration wants to “make America healthy again” and one of its top priorities is removing artificial dyes from food. The company behind Welch’s Fruit Snacks has spent the past ten years...

21 Elo 202517min

What Does It Cost to Replace a CEO?

What Does It Cost to Replace a CEO?

From Starbucks and Intel to Petco and Astronomer: top CEOs are getting replaced at record rates. And the costs of these ousters can spiral quickly, dinging a company’s stock price and costing us all i...

20 Elo 202518min

What Could Happen Next in the Russia-Ukraine Peace Process

What Could Happen Next in the Russia-Ukraine Peace Process

After meeting with President Trump separately, Presidents Putin and Zelenskiy could be headed toward a pivotal face-to-face meeting to begin peace talks. But what each side is willing to give up to en...

19 Elo 202518min

How The Hunger Crisis in Gaza Unfolded Despite Months of Warnings

How The Hunger Crisis in Gaza Unfolded Despite Months of Warnings

At this point in the war between Israel and Hamas, it’s difficult to get more than anecdotal evidence out of Gaza. Almost every organization that once provided aid and monitored civilian welfare is no...

18 Elo 202524min

Hims Wants to Keep Mailing You Copycat GLP-1s. It’s Getting Trickier.

Hims Wants to Keep Mailing You Copycat GLP-1s. It’s Getting Trickier.

When a shortage of brand-name weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy cleared the way for companies like Hims to fill the gap with cheaper, compounded versions, customers came flocking. But in Febru...

15 Elo 202515min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

uutiscast
aikalisa
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
politiikan-puskaradio
tervo-halme
rss-podme-livebox
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
the-ulkopolitist
otetaan-yhdet
rss-asiastudio
aihe
rikosmyytit
rss-hyvaa-huomenta-bryssel
rss-merja-mahkan-rahat
rss-kaikki-uusiksi
rss-aijat-hopottaa-podcast
rss-raha-talous-ja-politiikka
viisupodi