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OpenVPN 2.4 Evaluation Summary and Report

Updated on Apr 16, 2025 by Caleb Chen

Contents 1 Executive Summary2 Introduction2.1 Scope2.2 Approach2.3 Classification and Severity Rating3 Findings3.1 Summary of Findings3.2 Static Analysis Results3.3 Dynamic Analysis Results3.4 Detailed Findings3.4.1 OVPN-01: Sensitive authentication token not wiped on…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, VPN

Over 128,000 fake comments against net neutrality have been sent to the FCC by bot

Updated on Jul 21, 2021 by Caleb Chen

The FCC is being bombarded with fake comments, over 128,000 at last count, that all say the same thing attacking net neutrality. All this after Ajit Pai admitted in an…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Ajit Pai on whether your comments on net neutrality could change the FCC’s mind about repealing Title II: “We have an open mind”

Updated on Aug 6, 2020 by Caleb Chen

Your comments to the FCC in support of net neutrality worked in 2015 and they will work again in 2017. Ajit Pai has confirmed that he is listening. In a recent…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Inventor of the web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, advocates net neutrality without exception

Updated on Aug 3, 2021 by Caleb Chen

The inventor of the web believes that net neutrality is under attack and that we, as internet users, need to fight for it. Sir Tim Berners-Lee sat down with Alex…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

UK government seeks expansion of mass surveillance “technical capabilities” via the Investigatory Powers Act

Updated on Jul 30, 2021 by Caleb Chen

The UK government is seeking an expansion to their mass surveillance powers on the Internet. The plans were leaked and released by the Open Rights Group. The draft rules were only officially circulated…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Broadband privacy protections go local: Tacoma and Seattle restrict cable companies from selling personal information without permission

Updated on Aug 6, 2020 by Caleb Chen

Two cities in Washington state, Tacoma and Seattle, have been leading America in introducing broadband privacy protections from cable companies at the city level. The new rule in Seattle, set…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Florida judge rules that compelling a suspect to reveal smartphone pin passcodes doesn’t violate the Fifth Amendment

Updated on Aug 5, 2021 by Caleb Chen

A Florida judge has granted a motion to compel two suspects in an ongoing case to reveal their smartphone passcodes. Prosecutors were granted a motion to compel two defendants to give…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments

These 9 Senators proposed a bill to kill net neutrality called the “Restoring Internet Freedom Act”

Updated on Jul 20, 2021 by Caleb Chen

Senator Mike Lee from Utah, along with 8 other cosponsors, has introduced S.993: "A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from reclassifying broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Intel confirms remote code execution hole in Intel CPUs since 2008

Updated on Aug 3, 2021 by Caleb Chen

According to security researchers, media, and now Intel themselves, a security hole allowing remote code execution (RCE) has been present in Intel CPUs since 2008. The exploit was usable on…

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Indians are using VPN to bypass an ongoing social media block against Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, and more

Updated on Nov 18, 2021 by Caleb Chen

Over 12 million Indian Internet users in the Jammu and Kashmir region have been blocked from using social networking and social media sites such as Reddit, Facebook and Twitter. Internet service…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, VPN
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