Don’t Trust. Verify.
The VPN industry looks just like the world of religion - everyone has their different beliefs on who to trust. However, even the diamond in the rough lied to the…
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Private Internet Access updates Linux desktop client to prevent against [CVE-2019-14899]
The Breakpointing Bad team at the University of New Mexico recently reported a VPN vulnerability that affects Linux, MacOS, iOS, Android, and more. The vulnerability allows malicious actors to not…
The continually evolving fight for freedom
On the back of our announcement yesterday and the various media coverage relating to the upcoming merger acquisition with Kape Technologies, I wanted to take a moment to address the…
Bellum Omnium Contra Omnes (“The War of All Against All”)
Millions of years ago, when we were the prey, we relied on our ability to have privacy to hide our location, smell and sounds. With privacy, we gained freedom —…
We are removing our Johannesburg, South Africa, and Brazil exit gateways
Private Internet Access is removing servers in Brazil and Johannesburg, South Africa. We are leaving South Africa due to the closing of our local datacenter partner’s Johannesburg location. We are…
Why you need to use a VPN when using WiFi at coworking spaces like WeWork
You should never use the internet at a coworking space like WeWork without public internet. Many coworking spaces have what’s akin to a public WiFi network without any security precautions.…
WARP is not a VPN for privacy
You may have heard earlier this year that Cloudflare was planning a mobile VPN called WARP. Today, 9/5/19, Cloudflare has officially opened its WARP “VPN” feature on its popular 1.1.1.1.…
As protesters march on, Private Internet Access VPN has been blocked in Hong Kong
*** UPDATE - 9/11/2019 - we have been able to successfully unblock our servers in Hong Kong, and our VPN is working well there currently. See: "Private Internet Access No…
MiFi 4G hotspots are vulnerable to hacking, use a VPN to protect yourself
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…
Why you need to use a VPN to stop Google and Facebook from tracking your porn habits
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…