Tag: VPN Privacy & Security
“A wider campaign against human rights” – Experts condemn Russia’s escalation against VPNs and encrypted apps
In a joint letter, over 30 experts condemn Russia’s blocking of encrypted apps and VPNs The signatories also contest the forced pre-installation of the government-backed MAX app on Russian devices WhatsApp, today’s most popular messaging app in Russia, is set to become the latest victim of Moscow’s censorship A group…
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Brits are better than Americans at spotting phishing scams, NordVPN study shows
The UK ranks best among English-speaking countries for awareness of how to identify a phishing website By contrast, only 31% of respondents from the US were able to correctly spot such phishing attempts While the UK leads the charge in spotting phishing scams, awareness of AI privacy issues is at…
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Now you see me, now you don’t – Mullvad introduces QUIC to disguise WireGuard traffic
Mullvad has added QUIC obfuscation for WireGuard on its desktop apps The protocol lets users blend in with regular traffic to bypass censorship An increasing number of VPNs now offer anti-censorship tools Mullvad has rolled out QUIC obfuscation for WireGuard, aiming to make VPN traffic harder to spot and block…
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Surfsharks sends a graffiti artist from Shoreditch to teach you about the absurd simplicity of VPNs
If you – like many of us – have found yourself pondering whether to adopt a VPN lately, a visit to London’s Shoreditch on August 20 might well have cleared things up for you, once and for all. Strolling around BoxPark that day, you might have stumbled upon legendary local…
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Bluesky exits Mississippi over age verification row
Bluesky has decided to exit Mississippi in response to the new age verification law Under the law, social media platforms need to verify all users’ ages before granting them access People in Mississippi may be able to keep accessing Bluesky by spoofing their IP address with a VPN Bluesky has…
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Revealed: X knows where you are, but YouTube doesn’t care
Surfshark has conducted a review of location-hungry social media apps, including X, Instagram, and Snapchat Of the 10 social media apps analyzed, X demands the most granular location data Data was collected in August 2025 from the Apple App Store Think you’ve got your privacy covered? It could be time…
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