We always had the real trump card: Encryption
Encryption saves lives. The largest users of encryption have been military forces - secret messages have helped win wars, laying the foundation for the United States today. It was the…
Cybersecurity
Thanks to repeal of FCC online privacy rules, Android phones on Verizon will soon come with pre-installed spyware called Appflash
Soon, every Verizon user on Android will have a new online privacy concern that they need to be aware of - pre-installed spyware called Appflash. This week, Verizon announced their…
If the government won’t protect your online privacy, you’ll have to do so yourself
With the Trump Administration settling into office, we are seeing more legislation passed and even agency action all with the end goal of doing away with the protection of individual…
Cloudflare’s Cloudbleed is the worst privacy leak in recent Internet history
Cloudflare revealed today that, for months, all of its protected websites were potentially leaking private information across the Internet. Specifically, Cloudflare's reverse proxies were dumping uninitialized memory; that is to…
What Americans do on public wifi
Public wifi - You’ve seen it before. Wifi names like “Google Starbucks”, “PEETS” and others. In this day and age, when we think cafe, we also think unlimited wireless internet…
LG wants to put WiFi in every new 2017 device – why that should worry you
LG, the Korean tech corporation, recently announced at CES that they intended to put wireless access aka WiFi in every one of their new 2017 devices. One such smart device that…
Comcast still uses MITM javascript injection to serve unwanted ads and messages
For years, Comcast and other large telecommunication companies around the world have injected javascript into your web browsing experience to serve advertisements and account notices. Their ability to do this stems…
Egyptians forced to use a VPN to access encrypted messaging app Signal
Encrypted messaging just took a blow in Egypt. Since this past weekend, many internet users with an Egyptian IP address are no longer able to send or receive messages or…
Private Internet Access funds OpenVPN 2.4 audit by noted cryptographer Dr. Matthew Green
Private Internet Access is happy to announce that an OpenVPN 2.4 audit is going to be completed by noted cryptographer Dr. Matthew Green, assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Information…
Private Internet Access VPN response to Investigatory Powers Act
The United Kingdom has passed a draconian mass surveillance law, the Investigatory Powers Act (IP Act), which will force the collection of UK internet connection records for a whole year.…