Category: vpn

A new era for VPN testing? ATMSO publishes the first-ever testing standards in an “important milestone”

Leading cybersecurity company AMTSO has just unveiled its “first-ever” standards for VPN testing. AMTSO, short for Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization, is an NGO established in 2008 to improve the quality of anti-malware testing methods. On February 19, 2025, the experts published the VPN Performance Testing Guidelines to help enhance fair…

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ExpressVPN’s latest upgrade to Lightway hopes to create “The VPN protocol of the future”

ExpressVPN has announced a major change to its Lightway protocol, recoding the protocol from C to Rust in a bid to revolutionize the VPN industry and create a “more secure and high-performing” Lightway for users. Modernizing the protocol to the Rust programming language while keeping the code open source ensures…

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Help your family browse safely with this VPN

We’re all hopelessly online these days, but our kids are more connected to the internet than any generation that came before them. Of course, that connectivity can come at the cost of privacy. It’s natural for parents to want to protect their children and their privacy before sending them out…

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Football lover? You can now win an exclusive Tottenham Hotspur experience when signing up to ExpressVPN

ExpressVPN is offering a lucky new customer the opportunity to win a once-in-a-lifetime Tottenham Hotspur experience. ExpressVPN’s Dare to Dare competition includes flights to London, three nights in a 4-star hotel, a premium ticket to a Spurs match, and £500 of spending money during your stay. The VPN provider launched…

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DeepSeek disappears from the Italian App Store and Google Play Store amid privacy complaint

DeepSeek has reportedly disappeared from Italy’s Apple App Store and Google Play Store, with the disappearance starting on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. The block came a day after the country’s data watchdog, the Garante, filed a privacy complaint asking for clarification on how the ChatGPT rival handles users’ personal data.…

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The end of fake VPNs? Google Play Store now shows which VPNs are secure enough to be trusted

The Google Play Store has just introduced a new way for VPN providers to show they offer secure and trustworthy services – a “Verified” badge. The new badge is designed to highlight consumer-facing VPN apps “that prioritize user privacy and safety,” the Big Tech giant explains in a blog post.…

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