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MiFi 4G hotspots are vulnerable to hacking, use a VPN to protect yourself

Posted on Aug 15, 2019 by Caleb Chen

Many popular MiFi devices used as 4G hotspots are vulnerable to hacking. A DEFCON 27 talk by Pen Test Partners revealed command injection and remote code execution vulnerabilities in popular…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Surveillance, VPN

Why you need to use a VPN to stop Google and Facebook from tracking your porn habits

Posted on Jul 23, 2019 by Caleb Chen

A team of researchers from Microsoft, the University of Pennsylvania, and Carnegie Mellon have revealed a study showing that Google and Facebook are keeping tabs on your porn viewing habits…

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

Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN Service Forges First OEM Partnership with Purism to Offer Hardware and Software Bundles with Powerful Privacy Protection

Posted on Apr 4, 2019 by Chris Miller

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 4th, 2019 — Private Internet Access (PIA), one of the leading virtual private network (VPN) services is forging its first OEM partnership with Purism, maker of…

Categories: Announcements, VPN

Can a VPN keep you safe from 36 new 4G LTE security vulnerabilities?

Posted on Mar 28, 2019 by Caleb Chen

A team of four researchers from South Korea's KAIST, the country's premier tech institution, have discovered 36 new vulnerabilities in 4G LTE that have wide ranging security and privacy implications.…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, VPN

Russia’s Roskomnadzor orders VPNs to censor “banned” sites

Posted on Mar 28, 2019 by Caleb Chen

The Roskomnadzor, Russia's government censorship agency, has issued formal notices to ten non-Russian VPN providers demanding that they "hook up" to the Roskomnadzor's list of banned sites and start complying…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, VPN

OpenVPN 2.5.0 – What is Coming to OpenVPN in 2019

Posted on Jan 9, 2019 by Derek Zimmer

OpenVPN is the old guard of the VPN world. It is powerful, stable, and it has a large and enthusiastic dev community backed by multiple commercial interests. A new dot…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, VPN

How to Make Your VPN Connection More Secure: A Beginners Guide

Posted on Jan 3, 2019 by Summer Hirst

VPN services are used to make your internet connection more secure. But this doesn’t mean VPN connections cannot be decrypted. If the people spying on you have all the right…

Categories: Guides, VPN

Why Do You Need a VPN for VoIP

Posted on Dec 23, 2018 by Sean Doyle

A VoIP VPN secures your video and voice calls by encrypting them, saves you money, and gives you the freedom to communicate from anywhere in the world. What is VoIP?Voice…

Categories: General Privacy News, Guides, VPN

How to Use a VPN to Watch Local News While Traveling

Posted on Dec 16, 2018 by Summer Hirst

Some people like to travel for leisure and others need to travel for work. And while traveling gives you new experiences, there is something it takes away – being in…

Categories: General Privacy News, Guides, VPN

The Beginner’s Guide to VPN Port Forwarding

Posted on Dec 16, 2018 by Summer Hirst

You might have heard of port forwarding and its use in networking and VPN services. What exactly is port forwarding and why is it done? Let’s take a look. What…

Categories: Guides, VPN
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