Tag: vpn
VPNs are not a ‘threat’ — industry hopes for an evidence-based outcome to UK online safety consultation
VPN companies are eagerly waiting to hear the government’s plan for VPN access in the UK following the close of the online safety consultation. The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) launched the “Growing up in the online world” national consultation back in March with a clear goal —…
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Google joins privacy backlash and warns Canada Bill C-22 could ‘break end-to-end encryption’ and create a ‘surveillance infrastructure’
Google and Apple are urging Canadian lawmakers to provide explicit protections for end-to-end encryption Tech giants warn that, as it stands, Canada’s Bill C-22 could weaken overall user security The proposed law has already faced severe backlash from Meta, Signal, VPN providers, and privacy advocates Google and Apple have intensified…
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‘Protection needs to evolve’ — NordVPN rebrands as an all-in-one VPN app for next-generation protection
NordVPN rebrands its app across three pillars: connect, protect, monitor Threat Protection’s tools are now under a newly launched anti-gen antivirus Anti-gen antivirus tools blocked 4.8 million threats in April alone NordVPN is officially changing. The cybersecurity giant has announced a major rebrand, shifting its focus from a standalone VPN…
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Absolute Anonymity: This VPN allows cash payments and costs the same every month, forever
In an age where everyone from advertising companies to government agencies is trying to snoop on your online activities, a VPN is a vital tool in keeping your private data…private. The best VPNs don’t log any information about who you are or what you get up to online – or…
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The UK’s online safety consultation ends today — here’s what it could mean for VPNs
Today is the last day for citizens and organizations in the UK to have their say on which measures lawmakers should take to protect children online. Whether or not to age-gate VPN services is, perhaps, the most controversial point. The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) launched the three-month…
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Surfshark launches new ‘Antiscam Hub’ for iOS users, rolling 5 security features into a single in-app experience
Surfshark has launched a new Antiscam hub for iOS users The new interface brings together five cybersecurity tools to make fighting off threats more streamlined The new interface is currently in a pilot phase before expanding to other platforms Surfshark has launched Antiscam Hub for iOS users, bringing together five…
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