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Aaron Drapkin

After graduating with a philosophy degree from the University of Bristol in 2018, Aaron became a researcher at news digest magazine The Week following a year as editor of satirical website The Whip. Freelancing alongside these roles, his work has appeared in publications such as Vice, Metro, Tablet and New Internationalist, as well as The Week's online edition.

Articles Written

Why are firewalls important? - Understanding firewalls and why you need to use one

Grindr issued £8.5 million fine for selling user data

Is DuckDuckGo safe? Why you should make the switch from Google

Fines for GDPR breaches in Europe increased by 40% in last year

Is Tor really anonymous?

What is Smishing?

What is throttling? - How and Why ISPs throttle your bandwidth

UK regulator to probe Google Chrome's cookie changes

Best VPNs for Chile in 2024

What is the Patriot Act?

The Best VPNs for Indonesia

What is Doxxing? | How to Protect Yourself From Being Doxxed

How to watch Arsenal vs Chelsea

How to watch Manchester United vs Leicester

U.S. FTC orders Facebook, TikTok and Twitter to share details of data gathering practices