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Germany considers amendment to law which makes it illegal to run a Tor node or website

Updated on Aug 5, 2021 by Caleb Chen

On the 15th of March, the German Bundesrat (Federal Council) voted to amend the Criminal Code in relation to internet based services such as The onion router (Tor). The proposed…

Categories: General Privacy News

Celebrate Pi Day with PIA

Updated on May 27, 2025 by Caleb Chen

Pi Day is an annual celebration of mathematics and all the technology that it has enabled in the modern world. 3/14 is known as Pi Day every year because the…

Categories: General Privacy News

Identity and Card Theft – Shielding Yourself from the Unsafe Small Business

Updated on Jan 30, 2024 by Derek Zimmer

With a constant stream of news of big organizations that have neglected their security, we often forget that the most vulnerable organizations are the small and medium businesses that don't…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Guides

Least Authority and Private Internet Access announce PrivateStorage.io: a secure and privacy-focused cloud storage solution.

Updated on Jan 27, 2024 by Chris Miller

PrivateStorage is a joint venture product developed and maintained by Least Authority and Private Internet Access. As firm believers in protection of our customers’ privacy, we joined efforts to offer…

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Thousands protest Russia’s plans to cut off Russians’ internet access to the outside world

Updated on Jul 22, 2021 by Caleb Chen

The Great Firewall of Russia, "PutinNet," Russian digital sovereignty, or the new Iron Curtain - whatever you want to call it, Russian internet censorship is about to reach a new…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments

#WinWithPIA: Private Internet Access is giving away a custom gaming computer at winwithpia.com

Updated on Jan 27, 2024 by Caleb Chen

It's time to #WinWithPIA during our custom gaming computer giveaway contest. In keeping with our long standing tradition at Private Internet Access of giving back to our community, PIA will…

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A million tiny eyes in the sky: how a new generation of nanosatellites pose a threat to privacy

Updated on Aug 5, 2020 by Glyn Moody

Everyone knows that surveillance is ubiquitous – on the Internet, in the street, at work, at school, in our homes. What made that constant spying possible was the amazing advance…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

The UK’s AgeID porn filters are a recurring April Fool’s joke with a dark punchline

Updated on Jul 19, 2021 by Caleb Chen

Will the United Kingdom (UK) start forcing its internet users to prove their age with documents and use a unique identifier if they wish to freely browse pornorgraphic websites on…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

A Serious Concern About Post-Quantum Cryptography and Strength Targets

Updated on Jan 31, 2024 by Derek Zimmer

I have been writing a number of articles about the state of the NIST post-quantum cryptography competition, with short summaries on the projects and what they are all about. What…

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After the quantified self, the quantified employee; but what about privacy?

Updated on Jan 30, 2024 by Glyn Moody

Back in 2017, Privacy News Online wrote about workplace surveillance. The systems described were all based on monitoring how employees were using company technology. They noted every email sent and…

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