Most people don’t realize that Facebook is selling your information to advertisers without your consent, by monetizing your “shares” and “likes”, according to the Belgian Privacy Commission (BPC). Belgian Courts ruled against Facebook declaring its activities like canvas fingerprinting unlawful and fining them more than the US $ 25 Million PLUS …
Read More »McAfee Hit the Jackpot by Acquiring the VPN TunnelBear
The whole world is getting ready to receive the last acquisition of the security giant McAfee. The turn is for the Canadian VPN provider called TunnelBear. The success of its services easily attracted the security giant. McAfee wants to demonstrate its full support by assuring that it will integrate TunnelBear´s …
Read More »Sri Lanka Government Intends to Prevent Communal Violence by Blocking Social Networks
In Sri Lanka, a Sinhalese Buddhist was supposedly murdered by a group of Muslims. The situation happened in the city of Kandy. After foreseeing a rise of communal violence, the government opted for blocking social networks and messaging services in the whole country for 3 days. Although these types of …
Read More »Facebook Onavo VPN Collects User Data Even when it is Disabled
Facebook claims it is concerned about its user´s security and found the way to prove it. In 2013, it bought an Israeli VPN app named Onovo. Last month, it began to request iPhone and Android users to install it. It is supposed to solve cybersecurity problems. The first analysis of …
Read More »How a VPN blocks GCHQ and British ISP´s into your Privacy
An important session of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) was carried out recently. A GCHQ witness has been offering contradictory and confusing evidence and Privacy International found the way to cross-examine him. This was an extraordinary opportunity to shed light on GCHQ´s bulk collection powers. Internet users also got the …
Read More »EU ‘Recommends’ 1 Hour Takedown on Terrorist Content
The EU expects that internet platforms remove terrorist and illegal content within the hour of its posting. If companies fail to comply with recommendations, the Commission will take legal action. Critics fear this rule could lead to censorship and other unintended consequences. Voluntary adherence, or Else The EU has announced …
Read More »Stemming the Flow of Information in Ukraine
Ukrainian officials seek to ban user access to a number of Russian web addresses. Critics fear that censorship here will lead to further internet restrictions down the road. Strange role models lead to strange behavior Since Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula, relations between Ukraine and Russia have been understandably …
Read More »5 best VPN services February 2018
ExpressVPN This VPN service is a great choice for anyone looking for a solid network with impressive features and all-round high quality. They offer a network which is SSL secured with 256-bit encryption and you can choose a location between 78 countries for now, including Sweden, Canada, United States, Hong …
Read More »VPN provider AnchorFree Subject to Excessive Government Scrutiny
One of the largest providers of VPNs (short for Virtual Private Networks) in the U.S., AnchorFree, recently published the transparency report for the current year, 2017. This report details all the legal pathways that governmental authorities used for requesting client data in each country. What is remarkable about this particular …
Read More »Net Neutrality Repeal announced by the FCC – The Aftermath and Impact on VPNs and Torrent Providers
VPN provider FindVPN.com has seen a significant surge in searches for safe Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) for torrenting since last week. This is the effect of multiple causes. The first one is Austria’s recent ruling that ISPs (short for Internet Service Providers) are forced to block The Pirate Bay and …
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