Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of October 23rd, 2020 French data protection authority says it can’t trust top US Internet companies with EU personal data – even if they keep it in the EU The ripple effect caused by the CJEU’s invalidation of the Privacy Shield framework is still being felt around the European … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: October 23, 2020”
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The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has officially banned TikTok for providing access to “immoral and indecent” videos – though it remains to be seen how permanent this ban will be. TikTok has recently had similar troubles in the United States; however, it is becoming increasingly clear that these software bans being executed or threatened by … Continue reading “Pakistan bans TikTok; calls videos “immoral and indecent””
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Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are a popular and effective way to bypass bans. Recently, the governments in India and the United States have banned certain apps like WeChat and TikTok from the app store. While the bans currently only stop users from downloading the app from the app store and will not yet block users … Continue reading “Choosing a VPN for the WeChat and TikTok Ban: Paid VPN vs. Free VPN”
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