If ever there were a crucial time to be a journalist, the time would be right now. As the world is continuously torn apart by the lethal COVID-19 epidemic, people are looking to the news for the information they need to make informed decisions about their health and safety. A critical piece of that information […]
It’s not a stretch to say that recent internet and news censorship efforts have now proven lethal, fueling the recent coronavirus pandemic that is overtaxing healthcare workers and having a significant negative impact on the global economy due to the many ordered closures designed to impede the spread of the virus. COVID-19, the illness that […]
The Pakistani government is making strides to impose itself on social media, creating a set of complicated guidelines that are easy for platforms to mismanage. The people of Pakistan fear that the proposed regulations will set social media platforms up for failure, ultimately leading to excessive censorship or the loss of the population’s ability to […]
Students of Lee University, a private Christian college in Ohio, recently received a notice that unauthorized VPN use on campus will be prohibited. The reasons for the ban don’t necessarily make sense, and students with tech or security backgrounds have been vocal in their opposition or negative opinion of the VPN ban. The ban seems […]
The Chinese government has already started VPNs to prevent people from circumventing blocks to the open internet as the coronavirus spreads. The virus originated in Wuhan, which was hit the hardest by the outbreak. Taking things one step further, the government is throttling or outright disabling internet access in the most heavily impacted area to […]
India is in limbo. They’re at the start of a long and complicated censorship journey that did not previously involve such well defined lines that could not be crossed, and the people are being scrutinized or punished for doing things that aren’t yet technically illegal. The lack of communication and cohesion is causing something of […]
VPN obfuscation has become a popular buzz term among VPN providers. Many providers offer VPN obfuscation or stealth VPN services. It’s great to have, although the casual VPN user may not understand what it is or why they would need it. It seems as though a VPN does a good job of obfuscating a whole […]
Many enterprise VPN providers have had less than stellar years. It hasn’t been an opportune time to be in the business, particularly for enterprise providers who weren’t diligent with their upkeep and management. A great number of vulnerabilities were found and disclosed, in some cases far too late for the businesses utilizing those VPNs. Iranian […]
Boris Johnson has been a divisive and controversial figure in the years leading up to his prominence and ultimate installment into a position of power. As one of his entry moves, Johnson has decided to appoint OFCOM as the head of UK internet censorship. This move comes with a lot of implications – some seemingly […]
Privacy concerned individuals will not be shocked in the least to discover that the United States government has made significant headway in proving and discovering the security flaws and lack of trust with Huawei’s devices and technology. The full scope of information suggests that it was only a matter of time before this issue became […]
Slowly but surely, Russia has been following in the footsteps of countries that have largely made censorship a priority above information. When most countries begin to make measured steps to censor the internet for their populations, an overseeing authority was established. China has a ministry specifically for the purpose of censoring the internet. A system […]
