• Oct 20, 2020
  • Caleb Chen
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, VPN,

Thailand orders ISPs to block Telegram amid ongoing protests

Thai users of Telegram will soon need a VPN to access the increasingly popular messaging app. The government of Thailand has ordered Thai internet service providers (ISPs) to block the Telegram encrypted messaging service. This news comes to us from a leaked government document that was sent from Thailand’s digital economy ministry to the country’s … Continue reading “Thailand orders ISPs to block Telegram amid ongoing protests”

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • Glyn Moody
  • Censorship, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

The privacy perils of using a mesh network – and why we urgently need one that is robust and open source

One of the reasons why protecting privacy is so hard is that our data is vulnerable in so many ways as it flows across the Internet. Threats can come from the companies that run online services, ISPs, telecom companies and governments. That’s bad enough for everyday situations, but in extreme ones, those weaknesses can have … Continue reading “The privacy perils of using a mesh network – and why we urgently need one that is robust and open source”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: June 19th, 2020

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of JUNE 19th, 2020 35 Members of Congress sign letter asking federal agencies to stop surveillance on Black Lives Matter protests A group of 35 Congress members has sent a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), the Drug Enforcement Agency … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: June 19th, 2020”

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  • Sep 7, 2019
  • Caleb Chen
  • General Privacy News, Governments, VPN,

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 Longer Blocked in Hong Kong” for details. -Chris M *** Private Internet Access’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) is being blocked in Hong Kong. Last week, … Continue reading “As protesters march on, Private Internet Access VPN has been blocked in Hong Kong”

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