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The Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act shows that politicians still don’t understand encryption

Updated on Jan 27, 2024 by Caleb Chen

Three Senators, including the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, have introduced a new anti-encryption bill called the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act. The bill was introduced by Senate…

Categories: Encryption, General Privacy News

Private Internet Access to temporarily remove Mexico VPN exit gateway

Updated on Aug 23, 2022 by Private Internet Access

Private Internet Access is removing its Mexico VPN server from our VPN network. We are leaving the Mexico region temporarily as we seek a new data center partner to work…

Categories: Announcements, General Privacy News, VPN

Billions of internet activity records tracked by Oracle’s BlueKai leaked online

Updated on Jun 22, 2019 by Caleb Chen

BlueKai, a company bought by Oracle in 2014, has leaked. The database of internet activity records was left on the open web in an unsecured server. The leaked data was…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Surveillance

Internet freedom under attack by Limiting Section 230 Immunity to Good Samaritan’s Act

Updated on Jan 30, 2024 by Caleb Chen

The “Limiting Section 230 Immunity to Good Samaritan’s Act” has been introduced to the US Senate and would do away with legislation that has become a cornerstone of internet freedom…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments

Private Internet Access Next Generation Network comes out of beta

Updated on Apr 16, 2025 by Chris Miller

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…

Categories: Announcements, General Privacy News, VPN

When the home is no data protection haven: addressing privacy threats from intimate relationships

Updated on Jan 30, 2024 by Glyn Moody

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…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Surveillance

The coming Pakistan VPN ban: PTA sets deadline for VPN users to register by June 30th

Updated on Aug 2, 2021 by Caleb Chen

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…

Categories: Censorship, Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, VPN

35 Members of Congress sign letter asking federal agencies to stop surveillance on Black Lives Matter protests

Updated on Aug 26, 2020 by Caleb Chen

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…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Government drones and aircraft are being used to surveil the ongoing protests in American cities

Updated on Aug 5, 2021 by Caleb Chen

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.…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Private Internet Access Next Generation Network now available for beta preview

Updated on Apr 16, 2025 by Private Internet Access

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…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, VPN
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