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Free VPN Investigations Update (August 2019)

We reviewed our Free VPN investigations and found 75% of all the apps we looked at still pose a risk to consumers - but Google and Apple continue to ignore our findings.

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UK Government Ditches ‘Porn Block’ Plans After Years of Delay

There are new plans for the Online Harms White Paper instead

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NordVPN, TorGuard and VikingVPN Servers Hacked in March 2018 UPDATE: NordVPN and Creanova Respond

NordVPN, TorGuard and VikingVPN Servers Hacked in March 2018 UPDATE: NordVPN and Creanova Respond

A Finish server belonging to NordVPN was hacked in March 2018, potentially exposing users to a man-in-the-middle attack. TorGuard and VikingVPN were also hacked

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Thai Minister Instructs Shops with WiFi to Hand Over Customer Browsing Data

The Thai Digital Economy and Society Minister has told cafe owners they must store WiFi logs for 90 days

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Apple Safari for iOS Revealed to Be Sending User IP Addresses to Tencent

Apple is sending China-based user information to Chinese tech company Tencent for its Fraudulent Website Warning in Safari. Here’s what that means and how to opt out

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Free VPN Data Sharing: VPN apps in the Apple App Store

Free VPN iOS Apps Data Sharing Investigation

Apple has introduced strict new data-sharing rules for VPN apps but 80% of the most popular free VPN apps remain available in the App Store despite flouting them.

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