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Private & User-Focused Services
ExpressVPN has released a client for Linux! Under my tests, it appears to be a reliable application. It runs via the terminal, and allows you to choose switch VPN locations. NordVPN has added 11 new servers. This company has a stringent no-logs policy, great speeds and reliable service. It is based in Panama. See our […]
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UsenetBucket is a Usenet provider from Netherlands that is sourced from XSNews (an independent Usenet feed). The service has integrated 70 new payment methods — to better support international customers. You can use these payment methods by selecting “Other local payment methods” during the order process. You’ll be redirected to the payment page and the
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The newest threat to data privacy on mobile devices enables attackers to break the encryption keys of data stored on Android phones and tablets and iPhones. That’s according to recently published academic research. As the Register reports, the attack involves using a probe to collect a phone or tablet’s electromagnetic emissions while it is encrypting
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Amazon has decided that mobile device data should be kept private after all. This week, the company announced that it has changed course and will re-implement full device disk encryption for Fire OS tablets. As we noted a few days ago, Amazon recently removed full disk encryption features from its Fire OS operating system, which
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The latest threat to Tor, the online anonymity tool, is simple but serious: Mouse movements may be used to identify users online. Tor is designed to hide your identity on the Internet by making it impossible for websites, or people eavesdropping on network traffic, to determine your true IP address. It does a pretty good
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The U.S. government and Carnegie Mellon University have collaborated to undermine Tor privacy technology. That’s according to a court document that became public a few days ago. As Motherboard first reported, information surfaced back in November that a university had provided information to the FBI that enabled it to identify specific Tor users. At first,
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Netflix has begun aggressively increasing its efforts to ban users of VPNs and other proxies from accessing its content. But there are still some strategies that will allow you to get around this ban. Here are some potential solutions. First, a little background. In January, Netflix started making it much harder for people who use
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If you thought Apple’s battle against government encryption backdoors would lead to more privacy and security on mobile devices, think again. Amazon has just announced plans to make its Fire HDX tablets less private by ceasing to support full device data encryption. Fire OS, Amazon’s operating system for Fire tablets, used to support full device
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