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Meet Snowflake Volunteer: Tor's Android app that lets you help people bypass censorship
By Silvia Iacovcich Published
Tor Snowflake Volunteer continues to grow and fight censorship — and it’s looking for more volunteers to help.

Amnezia VPN strengthens its blocking capabilities with 'mandatory update' for Premium and Free users
By Silvia Iacovcich Published
The latest Amenzia VPN's upgrade reaffirms the company's commitment to ensuring high long-term resilience. Here's all you need to know.

The end of anonymous protest — How facial recognition puts democracy at risk
By Chiara Castro Published
The use of facial recognition technology to police protesters is growing in Europe and this “erosion of privacy” may shape how citizens express dissent.

This Russian VPN has been accused of breaching its no-log policy — here's what we know
By Silvia Iacovcich Published
While SplitVPN claims the allegations are fabricated, the incident exposes the limits of no-log VPNs

Hackers caught hijacking this Chinese Windows VPN's installers to spread malware
By Rene Millman Published
QuickFox VPN users might be at risk. Researchers discovered that attackers trojanized the software's Windows installer for over a year to deploy a persistent backdoor.

'The largest in history:' Russia blocks over 20 popular VPNs in major internet crackdown
By Rene Millman Published
A fresh wave of state censorship has disrupted access to dozens of circumvention tools since Tuesday, but VPN providers are fighting back

Amnezia VPN now supports human rights defenders with free premium VPN subscriptions
By Silvia Iacovcich Published
Amnezia VPN and Civil Rights Defenders have launched a public call to provide free VPN subscriptions to human rights activists and journalists.

10 million downloads but no website? New TechRadar data reveals how Android VPNs are gaming the system to avoid supporting users effectively
By Rene Millman Last updated
We've audited thousands of mobile VPNs for weaknesses. After sifting through the details, there's more to be concerned about than you might think.

Meet deGDID: Windscribe's answer to the Windows tracker that VPNs cannot mask
By Monica J. White Published
Windscribe has released deGDID, a free tool that targets Microsoft's hidden Global Device Identifier, a persistent Windows tracker that even a VPN cannot hide.

Apple and Google are hosting hundreds of dangerous VPN links — here is why your device is at risk
By Rene Millman Published
TechRadar data has uncovered how VPN listings on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store are, in some cases, hiding links that could put users at risk.
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