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2021년 7월 14일

Why Ordinary People Are Turning to VPNs

As governments and corporations around the world move to control our online experiences, VPN usage worldwide is growing at an astronomical pace. But along with this growth, misconceptions about what type of—and why—people are using the technology still abound.

2021년 6월 3일

Everything you need to know about centralized, decentralized, and open-source VPNs

VPNs are an essential tool for Internet privacy. But not all privacy tools are created equal, and it’s important to understand the differences between them in order to make informed choices.

2021년 5월 24일

Get started with Orchid on Android for just $1

Android users can now pay for bandwidth on Orchid via in-app purchases, which allow people to buy Orchid accounts filled with XDAI using nothing more than an ordinary credit card.

2021년 5월 11일

Anonymizers vs. VPNs: Everything You Need to Know

In the world of cybersecurity, people have seemingly infinite tools at their disposal – cybersecurity is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor.

2021년 5월 3일

What is split tunneling?

No one likes a traffic jam. Whether you are in Mumbai, Moscow, or Miami, the experience is universally frustrating. But traffic jams don’t just occur on busy roads...

2021년 4월 15일

What does a VPN hide?

Many people use VPNs for Internet privacy. Do you know what they truly hide?

2021년 3월 25일

Starting today, it only costs $1 to get started with Orchid

It is now even easier to use Orchid’s distributed VPN service.

2021년 2월 24일

What happens when a VPN gets hacked?

VPNs can keep us safe from surveillance and data theft when we use the Internet. But what if the VPN itself is compromised?

2021년 1월 27일

How to completely clear your web browsing history

Even if you delete history and cookies, your Internet activity leaves other footprints. Here’s how to remove them.

2021년 1월 12일

주요 게시물

What is a Keiki, and what role does it play in the Orchid network?

Since Orchid launched just over a year ago, the network has made enormous strides. It has gotten faster, easier to use, and has added numerous partners and collaborations. Amidst all this progress, it’s worth revisiting some of the basic aspects of Orchid’s design. One of these is the keiki, the smallest unit into which Orchid’s digital asset, OXT, is divisible.

2020년 12월 10일

Orchid’s top privacy tips of 2020

Since Orchid launched in December 2019, concerns about privacy have come to the fore. A global pandemic has upended the way people around the world live, work, learn, and more. In this unprecedented year, the surge in remote work and schooling have heightened awareness of online privacy risks and driven more people than ever to seek out solutions such as VPNs.

2020년 12월 9일

주요 게시물

Orchid is now available in beta for Windows command line

We're excited to announce that Orchid's command line client is now available for Windows. This beta release represents further momentum toward a full desktop client with a complete GUI and interface for Windows.

2020년 12월 2일

Orchid’s latest release includes Linux CLI

We're excited to announce that Orchid's latest v0.9.21 includes a Linux client with a command line interface. The release demonstrates progress toward a full desktop client with a complete GUI and interface.

2020년 11월 18일

"Data Creep" and the ever-expanding universe of targeted ads

You’re not imagining it. Advertisers can now show us what we want before we know we want it.

2020년 10월 22일

State of privacy: a deep dive into U.S. data protection laws

While the U.S. as a whole lacks a unifying set of rules around online privacy, states and localities have begun to enact numerous, varied approaches with the potential for wildly differing outcomes.

2020년 10월 14일

How to make sure your VPN is working properly

VPN leaks can jeopardize users’ privacy. Here’s how to find them and fix them.

2020년 10월 13일

Zero Knowledge Pioneer on Mass Adoption of Blockchain and Financial Freedom

Alex Gluchowski grew up in Ukraine where he suffered first hand the blight of hyperinflation as a whole population lost its savings and families were left scrambling to put food on the table. That experience inspired Alex to search for alternatives to the traditional financial system and led him decades later to found Matter Labs, a research and development company pioneering blockchain scalability and privacy solutions.

2020년 10월 6일

Can you protect your privacy by using a VPN to access TikTok or WeChat?

VPNs can allow people to access banned apps -- but they won’t protect you from those apps’ mass data collection

2020년 10월 1일

It’s easy for enterprises to get started with Orchid

How to get your whole team set up to use the Internet in privacy with Orchid.

2020년 9월 24일

How to protect your privacy on a mobile phone

Digital privacy is elusive unless it extends to the most common gateway to the Internet: mobile devices

2020년 9월 11일

How to protect students’ privacy online, from VR to VPNs

Widespread remote learning has introduced new opportunities as well as new dangers

2020년 9월 2일

Orchid just got faster

Improvements to the Orchid server and client deliver faster downloads and connection speeds for users

2020년 8월 31일

What the global VPN market’s explosive growth means for Orchid

Orchid’s decentralized marketplace is positioned to meet surging demand for online privacy.

2020년 8월 27일

How to start using Orchid’s crypto VPN in seconds

Orchid’s unique VPN marketplace lets people reclaim the Internet as a place of freedom and curiosity with the highest level of online privacy. And now it’s easier than ever to get started with Orchid using in-app purchases.

2020년 8월 3일

Cindy Cohn speaks with Orchid about online privacy and the Fourth Amendment

Orchid’s Alex Kehaya had a wide-ranging conversation with the online privacy advocate covering little-known laws, past victories for privacy, the future of encryption, and more.

2020년 7월 28일

How people are reclaiming Internet freedom with Orchid, from Dubai to Ukraine to Venezuela

2020년 7월 22일

Orchid is now available for desktop on MacOS

The Orchid app is now available for desktop on MacOS. This release will allow the operating system’s 100 million users to browse the Internet in privacy using Orchid’s unique, decentralized VPN marketplace.

2020년 7월 16일

Why Orchid’s in-app purchases are a game-changer for dapp usage

The new feature lets anyone set up an Orchid account without wallets or exchanges.

2020년 7월 8일

Orchid launches in Apple App Store, with new in-app purchases that make setup easy

In-app purchases let people use Orchid without the need to acquire, transfer, or deposit cryptocurrency.

2020년 6월 10일

Tracking pixels, building blocks of Internet surveillance, explained

The Internet has changed life in ways so profound that it's easy to lose sight of their full extent.

2020년 5월 26일

DNS-over-https is long overdue -- but people still need Internet privacy tools

News that Chrome and Firefox will adopt default encryption of DNS requests is a step forward for privacy -- but not a panacea

2020년 4월 29일

Can you be tracked using a VPN?

How Orchid can help users avoid online surveillance

2020년 4월 28일

Why Internet privacy matters more than ever

How Orchid is working to restore online privacy for people and businesses

2020년 4월 8일

How Orchid improves privacy using a public blockchain

Orchid is an incentivized privacy network, Open Source project, and consumer VPN service aimed to deliver new levels of privacy. But what does privacy mean? How private is Orchid, which relies on pseudo-anonymous payments on Ethereum?

2020년 4월 2일

How much does bandwidth cost on Orchid?

As a dynamic marketplace, Orchid offers flexibility for users and bandwidth providers while incentivizing providers to price their services competitively

2020년 3월 31일

How to use Orchid alongside your existing VPN subscription

Do you have a preferred VPN service? Now you can use Orchid alongside that existing VPN subscription as you create hops between nodes to better control your privacy online.

2020년 3월 31일

Orchid Now Available for MacOS Command Line

As many people around the world adjust to working remotely, Internet privacy tools can be crucial for workers in sensitive industries and/or geographies. As a result of these macro changes, we have made a decision to prioritize Orchid's desktop clients.

2020년 3월 30일

Orchid's tips for protecting your privacy while working from home

Privacy is like hygiene: establishing good habits and using the right products can help keep you safe while working from home

2020년 2월 20일

How To Start Using Orchid With OXT

Orchid is a privacy network that offers the functionality of a VPN, and more. It provides access to a network of VPN providers that you can switch between, allows you to pay only for the bandwidth you use, and lets you share your account with an unlimited number of people and devices.

2020년 1월 21일

Get hopping faster: Making privacy easier with QR codes

At Orchid, we’re committed to growing the privacy network so anyone, anywhere can access the Orchid VPN. That’s why we’re excited to announce an improvement to our user interface that simplifies our users’ first steps to get Orchid up and running.

2020년 1월 20일

PIA: Bringing Trusted Private Bandwidth to Orchid Users

In order to build a strong and secure privacy network, it’s important to start with a foundation of high-quality bandwidth providers. That’s why we’re thrilled to welcome Private Internet Access (PIA) as one of our key partners to protect online privacy and freedom on the Internet.

2019년 12월 10일

A billion Orchids have Bloomed

Orchid is pleased to share that OXT is here! We want to thank all of our supporters that have been with us since the beginning of our journey, as well as those who have recently joined the community.

2019년 10월 9일

Orchid’s Network: Random Selection + Stake Weighting

When you wake up in the morning and flick on a light switch, do you pause to think about how many tiny fractions of a penny that electricity costs? Or do you just flick on the light so you don’t bump your head?

2019년 10월 9일

Orchid: A New Approach to VPNs

We’re building a next-gen VPN market powered by probabilistic nanopayments, with a design emphasizing these core tenets: scalability, decentralization, usability, simplicity, and extensibility.

2019년 10월 9일

Introducing Nanopayments

When you wake up in the morning and flick on a light switch, do you pause to think about how many tiny fractions of a penny that electricity costs? Or do you just flick on the light so you don’t bump your head?

2019년 10월 2일

Pre-release Orchid App now available

Our initial feature is a local VPN traffic analyzer. The complete VPN service is coming soon.

2019년 5월 30일

Why We Need a Better VPN

As dueling interests move to control the future of the internet, users around the globe are increasingly turning to VPNs.

2019년 5월 7일

Orchid Labs May 2019 Update

Orchid Labs’ mission is to build open source software that keeps the Internet open and accessible — a natural resource for everyone, everywhere.