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Malvertising on iOS pushes eyebrow-raising VPN app

April 6, 2017 admin apple, iOS, iPhone, malvertising, malware, MyMobileSecure, scareware, Social engineering, Threat analysis, VPN

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2017 17:10:49 +0000

A malvertising campaign on iOS is pushing a scareware page tricking Apple users into installing a free VPN app that comes with serious privacy implications.

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Independent Krebs

Post-FCC Privacy Rules, Should You VPN?

March 30, 2017 admin DNS leak, eff, Electronic Frontier Foundation, IPv6 leak, Other, president trump, searchinternethistory.com, Tor, virtual private network, VPN

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 21:33:48 +0000

Many readers are understandably concerned about recent moves by the U.S. Congress that would roll back privacy rules barring broadband Internet service providers (ISPs) from sharing or selling customer browsing history, among other personal data. Some are concerned enough by this development that they’re looking at obfuscating all of their online browsing by paying for a subscription to a virtual private networking (VPN) service. This piece is intended to serve as a guidepost for those contemplating such a move.

Kaspersky Security

VPNs: What you need to know

March 30, 2017 admin data protection, Kaspersky Internet Security, privacy, Secure Connection, Security, VPN

Credit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:41:56 +0000

There’s been a lot of talk lately about privacy protection and VPNs. But what exactly is a VPN? We explain in simple words.

Security Wired

If You Want a VPN to Protect Your Privacy, Start Here

March 30, 2017 admin data tracking, ISP, isps, privacy, Security, VPN, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:18:16 +0000

A VPN’s not a perfect solution to your privacy problems, but it’s a start. The post If You Want a VPN to Protect Your Privacy, Start Here appeared first on WIRED.

Security Wired

Beware: Most Mobile VPNs Aren’t as Safe as They Seem

February 8, 2017 admin Android, browser, Google Play, privacy, Security, VPN, VPNs

Recent research suggests that many VPNs for Android have privacy and security flaws, and the problem of choosing a reliable VPN goes even further. The post Beware: Most Mobile VPNs Aren’t as Safe as They Seem appeared first on WIRED.

Microsoft Security

A brief discourse on ‘Changing browsing experience’

January 23, 2017 admin browser modifier, browser modifier policy, browser modifier policy update, browsing experience, microsoft, Objective Criteria, Parental Control programs, Unwanted software, VPN, Windows Defender

In response to questions we’ve received from the software distribution and monetization industry, and following our blog announcing our browser modifier policy update, we’d like to provide some details on what we refer to in our policy as “changing browsing experience”. For us, “changing browsing experience” means behaviors that modify the content of webpages. We…