Private Internet Access Next Generation Network comes out of beta
Private Internet Access users will soon be able to access our Next Generation network of hardened VPN servers - which will be exiting a recently announced beta. These new VPN…
General Privacy News
When the home is no data protection haven: addressing privacy threats from intimate relationships
Privacy is one of the key concerns of people using digital technology. Of course, this blog has been warning about threats in this area for years, but it's common now…
The coming Pakistan VPN ban: PTA sets deadline for VPN users to register by June 30th
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has issued a reminder that all VPN users need to register their VPN tunnel with their internet service provider (ISP) by June 30th, 2020. This…
35 Members of Congress sign letter asking federal agencies to stop surveillance on Black Lives Matter protests
Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Bobby Rush (D-IL) have published a letter which was sent to multiple federal agencies demanding that the federal agencies stop spying on Black Lives…
Government drones and aircraft are being used to surveil the ongoing protests in American cities
The government is flying predator drones and other military aircraft, well known for their use in foreign combat zones, over US cities to surveil the ongoing protests against police brutality.…
Private Internet Access Next Generation Network now available for beta preview
Private Internet Access beta users are now able to access Next Generation VPN servers on the PIA network using out beta desktop clients and mobile apps. To do so, make…
Time to embrace federated analytics – it’s no privacy panacea, but probably the closest we will get to one for many situations
A couple of weeks ago, a post on this blog explained how the OpenSAFELY project allowed trusted analysts to run large-scale computation across live pseudonymized patient records inside the data…
Class action lawsuit against Google says internet giant tracks private internet use
Google is being sued for 5 billion USD in a class action lawsuit over the tracking of private internet activity. Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has filed a massive lawsuit against…
To work together with law enforcement, Zoom won’t provide end-to-end encryption for free users
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan has admitted that he won’t provide end-to-end encryption to free users in favor of being able to work with law enforcement. It has previously been discussed…
DOJ grants DEA permission to conduct “covert surveillance” on protesters
The DEA is now surveilling protesters in the United States. BuzzFeedNews has uncovered a memorandum that shows that the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has been granted powers by the Department…