Tag: VPN Privacy & Security
Thousands of iOS and Android VPNs are hiding behind fake websites and useless privacy policies — here’s how to spot them
If you think downloading a VPN directly from an official app store guarantees your digital privacy, it’s time to think again. We recently undertook a huge audit of storefront verification standards, which has exposed a severe lack of quality control across both the iOS App Store and Google Play. We…
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Iran-linked group caught hiding surveillance tools in fake apps
Recorded Future found an Iran-linked group spreading spyware The malware is delivered through fake VPN and media player apps Researchers assess that most targets are Iranian users A new report from Recorded Future’s Insikt Group describes a campaign that inverts the whole point of a privacy tool: fake VPN apps…
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A new dawn for digital rights? What Burnham’s ‘do better’ promise could mean for your privacy
A circuit breaker, bring back hope, do better – that’s what Andy Burnham promised Britain on Monday when he was sworn in as the new UK Prime Minister. And the digital rights community was watching closely as the seventh to stand in front of Downing Street in 10 years made…
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‘$3.7B lost to deepfakes’ — Why social media is the perfect launchpad for AI fraud
Surfshark’s study puts total recorded deepfake fraud losses at $3.7 billion Social media is the leading origin point, accounting for 47% of losses 2025 and 2026 alone are responsible for 89% of the damage Deepfakes have graduated from an internet curiosity into a serious financial threat. New research from Surfshark…
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‘It’s time to punch more holes in the closed Internet’ — This free VPN now promises to be even better at evading censorship
A digital rights group unveils a new version of its free, open-source VPN FreeSocks v2 adds Xray-based pluggable proxy to evade VPN blocks Post-quantum encryption has also been added for maximum security With state-sponsored internet blocks growing more sophisticated worldwide, ordinary citizens are finding it increasingly difficult to stay connected.…
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‘This is the right call’ — VPN industry praises the UK’s decisions to leave VPN alone
“We decided not to limit VPNs.” These six words from Online Safety Minister Kanishka Narayan ended months of tension on Wednesday, confirming the government’s U-turn on age-gating privacy tools. VPN services are popular software that millions of people in the UK use every day to encrypt their online activities for…
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