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Australian government officials have now passed a new metadata retention scheme that gives law enforcement agencies complete access to user text messages, emails, and metadata. Strangely enough, even though only 40% of the Australian population supported the law it still passed. 44% did not support metadata retention, and 16%–(understandably...
Internet security is becoming more and more important with several countries tightening internet restrictions through legal censorship legislation. China has one of the strictest internet policies today, with sites like Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Netflix completely blocked. In addition to website blocks, normal VPN services are completely un-usable behind China’...
BBC’s iPlayer is a popular media streaming service used around the world. It features hot new shows, and it’s a great way to catch up on some missed television. Suffice to say, a lot of people were accessing iPlayer remotely from different countries. They were doing this through...
Today, I will tell you a tale. A story of the company that foreigners speak of in jealous whispers. The trophy boy of America. The superhero company who gives the internet to all, at an affordable price–known for its amazing top ranked customer service. That company is Comcast. Okay,...
A VPN is a great way to secure your internet traffic by masking your IP through heavy-duty encryption. A lot of people use VPN to access game betas, hide traffic from ISPs, access website content behind government firewalls (like in China), or protect themselves from malicious attackers and hackers. A...
Censorship continues as strong as ever in countries like China and Turkey. It seems like every weekend there’s some event that causes officials to enforce censorship, or a new app released that needs to be censored to align itself with China’s strict goals and policies. Everyday VPN technology...