October 2019 • Macworld 95BUYING GUIDEFeatures
Included in the price is a VPN app, intended to
protect your Internet communications when you’re
on untrusted Wi‑Fi, such as that at a café or hotel.
Although effective, this is also comparatively
rudimentary, in that you can’t choose the end‑point.
Users simply turn it on, or turn it off. However, it’s
appears to have unlimited data downloads, unlike
with the VPN offerings bundled with other anti‑
malware apps we’ve seen that peg the user to
200 ‑ or 300MB. You also get an outgoing firewall
app, that blocks apps accessing the Internet
unless they’re authorized. This is designed to block
malware from ‘phoning home’ with your data, or to
receive instructions.An outgoing firewall app
blocks apps accessing
the Internet unless
they’re authorizedOctober 2019 • Macworld 95BUYING GUIDEFeatures
Included in the price is a VPN app, intended to
protectyourInternetcommunicationswhenyou’re
onuntrustedWi‑Fi, such as that at a café or hotel.
Althougheffective,thisisalsocomparatively
rudimentary,inthatyoucan’tchoosetheend‑point.
Users simply turn it on, or turn it off. However, it’s
appears to have unlimited data downloads, unlike
withtheVPNofferingsbundledwithotheranti‑
malwareappswe’veseenthatpegtheuserto
200 ‑ or 300MB. You also get an outgoing firewall
app, that blocks apps accessing the Internet
unless they’re authorized. This is designed to block
malware from ‘phoning home’ with your data, or to
receive instructions.
An outgoing firewall app
blocks apps accessing
the Internet unless
they’re authorized