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Canada’s New C-18 “Link Tax” Law Tackles the Wrong Problem. The Real Solution Would Enhance Privacy.

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Glyn Moody

In June, Canada passed the Online News Act, commonly known as C-18. It's framed as a law that's designed to help Canadian news publishers financially, as it forces large tech companies…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance, VPN

How Much Does a VPN Cost in 2026? (+ Money-Saving Tips)

Updated on Aug 15, 2025 by Vianca Meyer

With so many VPNs on the market, figuring out how much you should pay can get overwhelming fast. Some services cost less than $6 a month – others charge $13…

Categories: VPN

What Do Iran’s Theocrats and Tesla Vehicles Have in Common? The Use of High-Tech Surveillance Cameras

Updated on Mar 25, 2024 by Glyn Moody

Digital technology is a two-edged sword. On the one hand, it makes vital tools like VPNs possible, providing strong and affordable privacy protection for personal data when in transit across…

Categories: Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance, VPN

We Need Privacy Laws for the Metaverse and We Need Them Now

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Glyn Moody

Back in December 2021, we discussed the potential privacy risks of the metaverse on the PIA blog, the current term for what used to be called virtual reality. It might…

Categories: General Privacy News, Social Media, Surveillance, VPN

Special Advisor to CJEU Confirms It’s a VPN’s World

Updated on Mar 28, 2025 by Glyn Moody

For what is probably the first time, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU's top court, is considering a case about the use of VPNs. When…

Categories: Copyright, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Governments, Social Media, VPN

Google’s Radar Chip: Real-Time Biometric Data Collection

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Glyn Moody

Digital surveillance comes in many forms. The traditional kind, where governments spy on you as you move around the Internet, is the easiest to take measures against. A good VPN…

Categories: Cybersecurity, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance, VPN

Private Internet Access VPN Issues Update to Protect Users Against Apache Log4j/Log4Shell Exploit

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Private Internet Access

On December 9, 2021, a zero-day vulnerability was disclosed in the open-source Apache library in one of its Java-logging frameworks – Log4j 2, with the vulnerability being named “Log4Shell”. Cybersecurity agencies around the world are correctly calling this a massive,…

Categories: Announcements, General Privacy News, VPN

5 Really Wrong Myths About US-Based VPNs [Digital Privacy]

Updated on Apr 16, 2025 by Mac Berg

VPNs based in the United States frequently get unwarranted criticism, claiming that, by nature of them being based in the US, they are somehow “less secure” or “less private” than VPNs based…

Categories: Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News, VPN

Private Internet Access Android App is ioXt-Certified

Updated on Apr 15, 2021 by Chris Miller

Earlier today, we announced that the ioXt Alliance Expanded their Certification Program for Mobile and VPN Security. This expansions includes a set of VPN-specific standards that were developed by the…

Categories: General Privacy News, VPN

ioXt Alliance Expands Certification Program for Mobile and VPN Security

Updated on Aug 3, 2021 by Chris Miller

NEWPORT BEACH, California – April 15, 2021 – The ioXt Alliance, the Global Standard for IoT security, today announced that it is expanding its ioXt Compliance Program with a new…

Categories: General Privacy News, VPN
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