There are only a couple of reliable VPN providers that offer a dedicated (or static) IP address: Ivacy (Singapore): A reliable provider that offers fixed IPs in Australia, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, UK, Malta and the United States. The price is the same as a regular VPN account (currently $3.33 per month). VPNArea (Bulgaria): This provider has been offering …
New U.S.-E.U. Online Privacy Agreement Lacks Teeth
The United States made new promises this week that European citizens’ data stored on U.S. servers would not be subject to surveillance by the U.S. government. But so far, promises are the only thing the U.S. has offered to assure European concerns about online data privacy. The promises were part of a new agreement between U.S. and European officials about …
U.K. Government Monitors Taxpayers’ Online Activity
Why do government authorities want to monitor Internet users’ online activity? In the United Kingdom, one big reason is to find tax evaders by tracking social media accounts. The Belfast Telegraph reports that HM Revenue & Customs — the agency that collects taxes in the U.K. — has deployed a tool called Connect to monitor citizens’ social media activity. It …
Court Rejects Censorship of Pirate Bay BitTorrent Hosting Site
The Pirate Bay, one of the world’s most popular BitTorrent indexing sites, won’t be censored in its own country — at least for now — according to a recent decision by a Swedish court. The site, which launched in 2003, is based in Sweden. It is already censored in numerous other countries, primarily in response to allegations that it permits …
