Tag: voip
  • Jul 22, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Censorship, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

What the Pegasus Spyware Leak Means for Surveillance, Smartphones & Encryption Backdoors

A few months ago, we wrote about dual-use surveillance systems – that is, technology that can be used for both peaceful and military purposes. The post discussed some limited efforts by the EU to prevent such technologies from being abused. A major new leak of alleged targets of one of the leading spyware companies, the … Continue reading “What the Pegasus Spyware Leak Means for Surveillance, Smartphones & Encryption Backdoors”

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  • Dec 23, 2018 |
  • Sean Doyle |
  • General Privacy News, Guides, VPN,

Why Do You Need a VPN for VoIP

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 over Internet Protocol (also called VoIP or voice over IP) is a technology that delivers voice communications through the internet by converting your voice … Continue reading “Why Do You Need a VPN for VoIP”

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  • Oct 6, 2017 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

Skype is officially blocked in Qatar – WhatsApp, Viber, Duo, and Facetime are also inaccessible

Qatar is still blocking popular Voice over IP (VoIP) apps such as Skype, Facetime, Duo, Viber, and WhatsApp. In September, Saudi Arabia lifted its ban on Skype and WhatsApp. The VoIP issues were first reported on WhatsApp, Viber, Duo, Facetime, and Skype months ago by Qatari internet users. Qatar only has two internet service providers … Continue reading “Skype is officially blocked in Qatar – WhatsApp, Viber, Duo, and Facetime are also inaccessible”

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  • Apr 25, 2017 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, VPN,

Interest in VPN hits all time high as Egypt blocks VoIP apps like Skype, Facetime, Viber, WhatsApp, and even Messenger

Voice over IP (VoIP) apps such as Facetime, Viber, Skype, WhatsApp, and Messenger have been all but unusable from Egypt for the last few days. The recent wave of VoIP app blocks is pushing more and more Egyptians to use VPN – inevitably, VPN is now a trending search for Egypt region mobile app stores and … Continue reading “Interest in VPN hits all time high as Egypt blocks VoIP apps like Skype, Facetime, Viber, WhatsApp, and even Messenger”

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