Almost everyone uses online banking to one extent or another. Even if you don’t exclusively bank online, chances are greater than not that you at least use some kind of instant transfer connected service or an automatic bill pay. Businesses primarily use the internet for banking, as they’re constantly performing transactions and moving money in […]
Being stuck with a dead smartphone and no immediate way to charge it is one of the worst feelings in the world. We’re all heavily reliant on our devices. What if we get lost? What if we need to call an Uber? We often work so hard to avoid “stranded with a dead phone” scenario […]
The surveillance measures taken by the Chinese government know no bounds, as recent research has uncovered. Internet giant Tencent, based out of China, is required to act in accordance with Chinese law. The surprise is that they’re using the data of users who have never even been to China in their lives in order to […]
Few people realize what a privilege it is to have free and open access to the internet. Nevermind the fact that in countries where any website can be accessed from any device that the government and your internet service provider can still see what you are doing. In many places of the world, people have […]
Stay at home orders, quarantine policies, and the risk of the contagious novel coronavirus causing more COVID-19 cases are heavily impacting businesses. Many companies have instructed their employees to work remotely to the best of their abilities, and these employees always need the internet to be able to perform their job duties. No matter what […]
Anyone remotely concerned with digital privacy likely recognizes and understand the threat to virtual freedom imposed by Israeli surveillance company NSO Group. The NSO Group continuously find themselves in hot water with every new hacking tool they release, and every largely publicized use of their software for dark bidding. It’s worth noting that most people […]
Many countries have drastically elaborated on their ability to spy on their citizens amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s not shocking that notorious surveillance states such as China have taken measures to heavily monitor their population – those measures were already in place, and expanding them to cover virus tracking was hardly an undertaking. The United […]
VPNPro’s blog recently published a post that seemed to be a research based help piece, showcasing their supposed capabilities over the capabilities of their competitors. VPNPro claims that their test was able to intercept the connections of popular VPN providers, and in some cases, install malware disguised as a fake update. Some of the VPNs […]
This unprecedented global pandemic has created more privacy concerns than anyone was fully prepared to deal with. Governments want to keep their populations safe and reduce their people’s dependency on already overtasked healthcare systems, and they’ve yet to find a suitable solution that values the privacy of patients. Hungary’s government has decided that suspending GDPR […]
It’s fair to say that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has inspired global panic. It first began with people stocking their pantries with shelf stable goods and hoarding every roll of toilet paper in sight. States and countries began issuing curfews, “stay at home” orders, and quarantine policies. Healthcare workers and first responders began working double […]
This is a problem that happens more often than we care to admit. Many services billing themselves as private, or at least presenting the illusion to the expectation of privacy, are outright lying to consumers. This is because no company that does business in China can truly be private, as according to their laws. China […]
