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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

Open Source Code – The Future of User Privacy

Updated on Jan 25, 2024 by Tim Mocan

Will we see more and more open source software in the future, or is this a passing trend that will die off eventually? According to survey data, open source is…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News

How can we protect privacy during a crisis like Covid-19, when “health surveillance” is on the rise around the world?

Updated on Oct 25, 2021 by Glyn Moody

A couple of weeks ago, this blog looked at the use of smartphones to track people so that contact tracing can be carried out to slow the spread of Covid-19.…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Telecoms across Europe are sharing phone location data with governments as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

Updated on Aug 2, 2021 by Caleb Chen

A telecommunications lobbying group, the GSMA, has confirmed that several telecom companies in Europe are providing mobile phone location data with the European Union as a way to track the…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Taiwan is using a phone location “electronic fence” to help police track quarantined individuals

Updated on Aug 2, 2021 by Caleb Chen

The government in Taiwan has rolled out an “electronic fence” to keep quarantined individuals in their homes. The “electronic fence” uses mobile phone data to notify police if the cell…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Unpatched bug in iOS 13.3.1 and later stops VPNs from encrypting all connections

Updated on Jan 25, 2024 by Caleb Chen

An ongoing security vulnerability in iPhones and iPads is keeping VPN applications from doing their job. For iOS versions 13.3.1 and later, this bug remains unpatched and has been rated…

Categories: Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News, VPN

Coronavirus delays the passage of the world’s most important new privacy law

Updated on Mar 26, 2020 by Glyn Moody

For obvious and justified reasons, the coronavirus pandemic dominates the news currently. One of the latest developments is that India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has put his entire country on…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments
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