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Android and iOS leak some data outside VPNs

October 16, 2022 admin Android, anonymity, captive portal, iOS, leak, news, tunnel, VPN

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“Block connections without VPN” doesn’t block all connections without a VPN and “Always on VPN” isn’t always on.

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Twitter makes the leap to Tor

March 9, 2022 admin anonymity, onion, privacy, routing, Tor, Tor Browser, Twitter

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 20:00:35 +0000

Twitter is the latest major platform to make an onion version of its service.

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Yik Yak “cyberbullying”: What can be done?

February 24, 2022 admin after school, anonymity, awareness, center for information and research on civic learning and engagement, circle, louisiana state university, lsu, rey junco, secret, square inc, washington post, whisper, yik yak

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:08:13 +0000

The new Yik Yak only spells trouble, they say. It’s because of anonymity, they say.

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Bring your own privacy: VPNs for consumers and orgs

March 17, 2020 admin anonymity, Anonymous, desktop, ip address, Mobile, privacy, Private Browsing, proxy, remote work, remote workers, secure, virtual private networks, VPN, VPNs

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:24:33 +0000

VPNs are all the rage, but they’re not without their problems. Where do you stand on the great “Should we deploy a VPN” debate?

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Tags: anonymity anonymous desktop IP address Mobile privacy private browsing proxy remote work remote workers secure virtual private networks vpn VPNs

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300 shades of gray: a look into free mobile VPN apps

September 10, 2019 admin Android, anonymity, Apple App Store, black mirror, CDT, centennials, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, CSIRO, dark web, DNS hijacking, DNS leak, emerging markets, encryption, fake AV, free, free VPN, Global Web Index, GlobalWebIndex, google play store, Guideline 5.4, Hotspot Shield, Hotspot Shield complaint, Innet VPN, iOS, IPv6 leak, KilpVip, Luminati, malvertising, millenials, mobile VPN apps, motivations for VPN usage, MyMobileSecure, NETFLIX, onion browser, privacy, Queen Mary University of London, risk-free, Rob Mardisalu, rogueware, Sapienza University of Rome, Secnet VPN, Simon Migliano, TheBestVPN, top 20 VPN apps, Top10VPN, transparency, UC Berkeley, University of South Wales, virtual private networks, VPN

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:41:45 +0000

Mobile VPN apps are one of the best tools for protecting user privacy. Unfortunately, a notable number of are deemed unsafe. Read on to find out how to assess the best mobile VPN for you.

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Privacy

Tags: Android anonymity Apple App Store black mirror CDT centennials Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization CSIRO Dark Web DNS hijacking DNS leak emerging markets encryption fake av free free VPN Global Web Index GlobalWebIndex Google Play Store Guideline 5.4 Hotspot Shield Hotspot Shield complaint Innet VPN iOS IPv6 leak KilpVip Luminati malvertising millenials mobile VPN apps motivations for VPN usage MyMobileSecure netflix onion browser privacy Queen Mary University of London risk-free Rob Mardisalu rogueware Sapienza University of Rome Secnet VPN Simon Migliano TheBestVPN top 20 VPN apps Top10VPN transparency UC Berkeley University of South Wales virtual private networks vpn

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Can You Get Addicted to Trolling?

September 6, 2017 admin Addicted, anonymity, behavior, Facebook, Features, flame wars, internet, Internet Trolling, internet trolls, message boards, Narcissism, online, psychology, RACISM, Reddit, SEXISM

Credit to Author: Virginia Pelley| Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2017 13:30:00 +0000

It’s becoming increasingly evident that, for some people, trolling isn’t just playing an asshole on the internet.

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Your ‘Anonymous’ Browsing Data Isn’t Actually Anonymous

August 3, 2017 admin Andreas Dewes, anonymity, Browsing history, clickstream, data, Def Con 25, Germany, internet, Svea Eckert, Web of Trust

Credit to Author: Daniel Oberhaus| Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 13:00:00 +0000

Researchers said it was “trivial” to identify users and view their browsing habits in purchased ‘anonymous’ browsing data.