Privacy deep dives
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- Privacy deep dives
PPTP is an obsolete and insecure VPN protocol that nevertheless remains popular
in 2021. We take an in-depth look at it.
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- Privacy deep dives
A technical look at how virtual private networks (VPNs) work, and at what the
implications of this are for users
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- Privacy deep dives
Far from ensuring privacy, Google's new VPN actually increases Google's ability
to collect private data about you. Don't fall for it.
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- Privacy deep dives
The Patriot Act allows the US government to collect your Internet browsing and
search history without a warrant. But there are ways to protect your privacy.
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- Privacy deep dives
We discovered a security vulnerability in Apple’s iOS that causes connections to
remain unencrypted even after connecting to VPN.
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- Privacy deep dives
Amazon Ring has entered into secretive agreements with police departments across
the US to let them access video feeds without a warrant.
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- Privacy deep dives
Find out what data fitness and health apps collect, who they share it with, and
what you can do to protect your privacy.
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- Privacy deep dives
The Swiss National Council ratified that individuals can download their content
for their personal use. ProtonVPN has several P2P servers in Switzerland.
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- Privacy deep dives
HMAC stands for hashed message authentication code and is an important factor in
VPN security. Learn why strong HMAC auth matters for VPN security.
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- Privacy deep dives
The European Parliament passed a new copyright directive containing the
controversial Article 13, the so-called “meme ban.” Proton VPN is committed to
helping mitigate the negative effects of this law on Internet freedom.
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- Privacy deep dives
Tor is a free, global network that lets you browse the Internet and the dark web
anonymously. There are, however, a few things you need to keep in mind to use
Tor securely.