Gmail Privacy Proxy: Right Idea, Wrong Execution
Today, Google Mail announced that they will be proxying images received through GMail through their safer, faster proxy servers. At first glance, this appears to be an amazing step in…
Cybersecurity
The Gift of Privacy
At Private Internet Access, we’ve always been very interested in forward-thinking payment methods. We were one of the first VPN providers to officially accept Bitcoin (BTC/XBT), and additionally, we were…
An Eventful Morning
TL;DR: Our Vanilla Forum installation was hacked, but our VPN system was completely unaffected. Forum users should change their passwords if they are used on other sites. Today, on November 18, 2013, on or about 5AM, we discovered a message posted…
Use a VPN or Your Google Searches Are Public
Privacy is at risk more than ever before and the times are such that you need to use a VPN every day. Our research and development team recently stumbled onto…
VPN Accepts Ripple, the First True Bitcoin Competitor
tl;dr Ripple (XRP) is a new decentralized Bitcoin-like currency that doesn’t require a blockchain or mining. The Ripple network also supports sending and trading between any currency enabling true decentralized…
Even a VPN Service Can’t Protect Your Privacy if You’re using Bank of America
"I can assure you that they would not be able to do that with the Bank of America security." The words of the Bank of America supervisor echoed in our…
Warning: Bank of America Giving Access to Random Accounts
Today, we received an invoice for one of our expenses. To send the payment, I logged into Bank of America's website to use their ACH (Automated Clearing House) system. Once…
How To Access Free WiFi from New York City Pay Phones
New York City has launched a free public WiFi service at 10 different payphone locations, with more to come soon. The initial locations can be found on Foursquare. You can…
Bitcoin War: The First Real Threat to Bitcoin?
[caption id="attachment_292" align="alignleft" width="300"] Scumbag Bitcoin Miner[/caption] For most Bitcoiners, it is a well known fact that there is a significant risk in the decentralized peer-to-peer currency pertaining to hashing…
Exclusive Interview with Suren Ter from YouHaveDownloaded.com
Your BitTorrent downloads are very public, and Suren Ter, the producer behind YouHaveDownloaded.com, has helped to raise public awareness on this reality. We sat down with our friend, Suren, to…