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What’s the best approach for building Bluetooth-based tracing apps as a way out of the pandemic lockdowns?

Updated on Jul 29, 2021 by Glyn Moody

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, governments around the world are desperately trying to find a way to ease current lockdowns without triggering massive new waves of infection by Covid-19. There…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

ZecOps discovers current iOS mail app vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild

Updated on Jul 29, 2021 by Caleb Chen

A zero-click security vulnerability has been found that leaves hundreds of millions of iPhones and iPads vulnerable to remote code execution. The vulnerability affects iOS 13 through the MobileMail app.…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News

Tor Project lets go of a third of staff due to COVID-19

Updated on Aug 26, 2020 by Caleb Chen

The Tor Project, the non profit organization behind the Tor (The Onion Router) Browser, has let go of roughly a third of its staff due to the COVID-19 crisis. Tor…

Categories: General Privacy News

How often does your IP address change without a VPN?

Updated on Jan 26, 2024 by Caleb Chen

A new study on IP address has been released.  Specifically, the study looks at IP address retention periods of internet service providers (ISPs) around the world. The study is titled:…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, VPN

Open source, open science: the coronavirus crisis is when openness comes into its own

Updated on Aug 3, 2021 by Glyn Moody

Open source figures frequently on this blog. That's in part because Private Internet Access is a long-time supporter of free software, and is in the process of open-sourcing its own…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Why small businesses should buy VPN subscriptions for their employees

Updated on Jan 27, 2024 by Caleb Chen

The internet is an essential part of business nowadays for businesses small and large. While large businesses often utilize site to site VPNs as part of their cybersecurity plan, the…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Guides, VPN

WireGuard® on PIA is out of beta and available to use on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS

Updated on Sep 2, 2022 by Private Internet Access

In March, Private Internet Access rolled out WireGuard® support to our beta testers on PIA desktop clients and mobile apps. We are proud to announce that WireGuard support is out…

Categories: Announcements, General Privacy News, VPN

PIA adds ten new server locations as part of VPN Network Expansion Plan

Updated on Jan 25, 2024 by Private Internet Access

Private Internet Access is expanding our VPN network coverage with a new VPN Network Expansion Plan. Over the past several years, one frequent request from our customers has been more…

Categories: Announcements, General Privacy News, VPN

OK Zoomer: avoiding a privacy disaster in the post-coronavirus world

Updated on Nov 17, 2021 by Glyn Moody

It would be an understatement to say that Covid-19 has affected practically every aspect of our lives, given the scale of the transformation. Its impact on privacy, too, is evident.…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments

China’s “New IP” proposal to replace TCP/IP has a built in “shut up command” for censorship

Updated on Jan 25, 2024 by Caleb Chen

The Chinese government and the Chinese telecommunications companies such as Huawei under its control are proposing a “New IP” addressing system for the internet to replace TCP/IP. The New IP…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments
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