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February 6, 2026

Online prices feel solid. You see a number, you assume it’s fixed.But behind most digital storefronts, prices are part of a system that updates continuously. As shopping, booking, and research move online, pricing has become more adaptive. The amount shown on a product, flight, or hotel page is often shaped.

February 4, 2026

Most people use Incognito Mode for one simple reason: they want to feel unobserved. Open a browser, open a new tab, open Incognito Mode. It’s a familiar sequence now. A small action that suggests separation, a sense that this moment doesn’t need to linger or be remembered. Incognito Mode has.

January 6, 2026

Most browsers today offer privacy settings, tracking blockers or private browsing modes. The problem is that these features sit on top of systems designed to collect your data. Max takes a different approach and starts with an architecture that cannot see you in the first place. Here is why that.

January 5, 2026

Max vs the Surveillance Internet The Internet Feels Personal. The System Behind It Does Not. Most people can sense that something about the modern internet has shifted. You search for something private and see related ads the next day. You pause on a video for a moment and your recommendations.

January 4, 2026

The Promise of a Fresh Start January has a reputation for being the quietest shopping month of the year. The frenzy of Black Friday and holiday gifting is over, inboxes calm down, and people shift their focus from spending to saving. But behind the scenes, January is one of the.

January 3, 2026

Most browsers today offer privacy settings, tracking blockers or private browsing modes. The problem is that these features sit on top of systems designed to collect your data. Max takes a different approach and starts with an architecture that cannot see you in the first place. Here is why that.

January 1, 2026

AI is becoming part of every digital platform. It powers generative models, language models, voice recognition, image processing, and machine learning systems built on neural networks and foundation models. These systems often rely on cloud-based AI that processes behaviour on remote servers. That raises a simple question. How can AI.

December 31, 2025

The Promise of a Fresh Start The start of a new year always carries a sense of possibility. People set resolutions, promising themselves healthier routines, smarter financial habits, or more intentional living. It’s a season of fresh starts, where we declutter our homes, reset our goals, and imagine a better.

December 19, 2025

On December 18th, we delivered something many of us have wanted for years: a truly private internet environment on Android. Joining 6,000 early users already on Mac, iOS and Windows, Android users will experience something simple but all too rare: freedom. For the last decade, the public internet has been.

December 18, 2025

The holidays are supposed to feel warm, connective, and restorative yet for many people, this season brings a complicated mix of pressure, comparison, and emotional fatigue. When you layer in the intensity of online commercialisation, the result can be overwhelming. The digital world doesn’t slow down for the holidays; it.

December 15, 2025

The Holiday Escape The festive season is when many of us head off to cabins, city hotels, or tropical resorts, eager to relax and recharge. Yet, as you browse listings, one phrase keeps appearing as if it were a seasonal bonus: “Free Wi-Fi.” It’s often marketed like a wrapped present.

December 9, 2025

The Joy of School Holiday Adventures School holidays are a time for adventure, a season when families look forward to breaking away from routine and immersing themselves in new experiences. Parents pack their bags, children buzz with excitement, and together they head to airports, board trains, or pile into cars.

November 24, 2025

You didn’t start your day needing a self-heating mug or a Bluetooth sleeping mask. But after seeing them pop up in your feed again and again, they start to feel essential. It’s not a coincidence, it’s a retail marketing strategy. Black Friday ads don’t wait for you to show interest;.

November 22, 2025

A Declaration from DataBench November 2025 THE PROMISE In the beginning, the world wide web was designed as a liberating technology full of hope, creativity and promise. It was built on the back of the original intents of the internet, and for the purposes of this declaration, the 2 terms.

November 19, 2025

Privacy, trust and a calmer way to browse Your browser knows you searched for divorce lawyers at 2:47 AM last Tuesday. But you have no idea where that information goes, how long it lives, or who has access to it. Most modern browsers are built by global tech companies whose.

November 17, 2025

How I Found the Bali Coworking Community I didn’t plan to fall in love with Bali’s coworking spaces, it just sort of happened. What started as a quick escape from my usual work-from-home routine turned into a deep dive into one of the most inspiring digital nomad communities I’ve ever.

November 15, 2025

A simple explanation of what happens when you turn a VPN on You have heard a VPN protects your privacy. You know it keeps your connection safer. But what actually happens under the hood when you tap the switch? Here is the technical story in plain language. No jargon. No.

November 6, 2025

Most people feel it. The quiet sense that the internet no longer feels like it belongs to us. We search, scroll and connect, but it often comes with a lingering awareness that someone is watching, collecting or predicting our behaviour in the background. We use private browsing modes, ad blockers.

November 1, 2025

Most of the internet wasn’t built with your privacy in mind.Your ISP sees where you go. Advertisers follow your behaviour across sites. Public Wi-Fi exposes more than people realise. A VPN gives you something simple.Control. Not through paranoia. Not through complicated settings.Just a private connection that belongs to you. Privacy.

October 28, 2025

As social media platforms roll out stricter content filters for teen users, many Australians rightly see this as a step toward safer digital spaces. Shielding young people from adult themes is a sensible move, especially in a country where digital wellbeing is becoming a national priority. But beneath these protective.

October 6, 2025

The internet was meant to give people freedom. Over time it shifted toward systems that monitor, predict and influence behaviour. Most privacy tools try to reduce the impact of these systems, but they sit on top of infrastructure that cannot give true control back to the individual. This is why.

August 19, 2025

Rewriting the Rules of the Internet: David from Max Browser on Privacy-First Innovation Summary Our founder David Christmas was invited by Noel Germishuizen from Flow Space to discuss the launch of Max, Australia’s first VPN & privacy-based browser. The podcast episode focuses on Max’s user-centric approach to online privacy and.

March 19, 2025

Is it time for you to go Off-Grid Online? At the heart of our mission is our commitment to our customer privacy.  Not surprisingly, many people are now looking to go Off-Grid Online for lots of reasons. None are more important than protecting their personal information. So the question must.

January 23, 2025

Would it surprise you that each time you go online you give away details about yourself. Have you ever thought about what you’re giving away? Well its time to stop giving away details about yourself. Granted it’s tough to not handover information as part of your experience like your personal.