VPN brands troll the gaming industry's digital-only push with fake physical services

VPN brands troll the gaming industry's digital-only push with fake physical services

Proton, Windscribe, and PureVPN's satirical campaign takes aim at growing consumer concerns over digital ownership and game preservation.

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u/Chiara_TPL — 3 days ago
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India weighs stricter VPN regulations to stop users from bypassing internet blocks

Here we go again. India wants to force VPN providers to establish local offices and designate compliance officers, even threatening prison terms for local employees for non-compliance.

Not sure how authorithies could enforce this, though, considering that major providers already removed their physical servers from the country in 2022. Will VPN censorship be the last resort?

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u/Chiara_TPL — 3 days ago
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Over 500,000 websites wrongly blocked in Spain as La Liga anti-piracy campaign backfires

A new report reveals the shocking scale of collateral damage caused by Spain's IP-blocking efforts, taking down everything from human rights platforms to crucial cloud infrastructure.

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u/Chiara_TPL — 3 days ago
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Windscribe trolls Mullvad's political donation crisis with a 'scandal' of its own

Following the revelation that a Mullvad co-founder donated $500,000 to a populist political party, rival provider Windscribe has issued a parody statement "coming clean" about its own CEO's donations to local dog and cat rescues.

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u/Chiara_TPL — 5 days ago

VPN Super hits the living room, and your smart TV's data habits are the target

VPN Super has launched beta apps for Apple TV and Android TV, adding encryption, location flexibility, and a privacy layer to the big screen.

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u/Chiara_TPL — 5 days ago

That free VPN Chrome and Firefox extension may be reading your clipboard every half a second, researchers warn

The "VPN Go" extensions shipped clean, then pushed an update that monitors and steals copied text

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u/Chiara_TPL — 5 days ago
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From ISP to DNS and VPNs: Rightsholders must be liable for collateral damage in piracy blocking, European ISP group says

The push to block illegal streams is taking down innocent websites across Europe. As DNS and VPNs are increasingly a target, EuroISPA has had enough

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u/Chiara_TPL — 5 days ago
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'I don't like that he made this donation' — Mullvad CEO reacts to co-founder's donation to controversial Swedish populist party

I understand that tech founders are entirely free to hold personal political affiliations. But this incident still raises broader questions about whether we want privacy-focused firms to be entangled with political groups — regardless of where they sit on the ideological spectrum.

Do you think Mullvad users should drop their subscription over this?

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u/Chiara_TPL — 6 days ago
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Hundreds of thousands at risk as NordVPN uncovers sophisticated adware campaign hidden in 50,000 pirate sites

The campaign targets users who visit illegal streaming platforms, torrent portals, underground forums, and adult websites. A stark reminder that, if the product is free, you are the product.

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u/Chiara_TPL — 6 days ago

New X-VPN's soccer servers are designed to do one thing — get you to a World Cup stream faster

X-VPN just unveiled what it calls a dedicated Soccer 2026 server line across six countries: the United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, Austria, Poland, and the Netherlands

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u/Chiara_TPL — 10 days ago

Big Tech slapped with $3.5bn in fines for using your personal data to train AI — and 'it could be only the beginning,' warns Surfshark

Mad to think about how these fines have just become the 'cost of doing business' for these Big Tech companies. I bet misusing our personal data gives them a way better economic return.

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u/Chiara_TPL — 11 days ago
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Stop using a soccer-related password — it's an own goal for digital privacy

Another reminder of using unique and random passwords! A new ExpressVPN study shows how hackers are guessing passwords based on your favorite football team, player, and even jersey number.

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u/Chiara_TPL — 12 days ago
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Stop using a football-related password — that's an own goal for digital privacy

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u/Chiara_TPL — 12 days ago

MacPaw brings its 'privacy-first' ClearVPN to the biggest screen in your house

The Ukrainian software company MacPaw — if you are an Apple user, you may have already used its CleanMyMac product — also offers a VPN across all platforms, with new dedicated apps for both Android and Apple devices.

Which VPN do you think is the best to use on Smart TVs?

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u/Chiara_TPL — 12 days ago

AdGuard VPN launches on the Mac App Store to offer Apple users one-click privacy — but with a caveat

While the AdGuard VPN's native Mac app comes with some small differences from its desktop version (which is still available to download, anyway), the release could make life easier for less techie users.

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u/Chiara_TPL — 13 days ago

Windscribe VPN CEO warns your favourite Facebook quizzes are actually stealing your bank details

Windscribe CEO recommends a simple and drastic fix — lie to social media quizzes. Even better, avoiding them completely.

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u/Chiara_TPL — 14 days ago
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Australia's social media ban shows UK child safety measures are bound to fail — and it's not because of VPNs

Looking at the evidence coming from Australia, where around 7 in 10 under-16s still have an active social media account, child safety groups say that banning UK teens is a step back rather than a move closer to victory.

Do you think that a ban is the right way to protect children online? And if not a ban, what then?

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u/Chiara_TPL — 17 days ago

Reality check: Could the UK's social media ban lead to VPN restrictions?

Regardless of whether age-gating VPNs is actually needed to successfully implement the UK's teen social media ban — Australian lawmakers didn't think it was necessary, for what it's worth — it also remains to be seen whether VPN restrictions will be effective.

What do you think lawmakers will decide on this?

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u/Chiara_TPL — 17 days ago
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Amnezia VPN restores 20 Premium server locations and compensates users following cyberattacks

It looks like Amnezia VPN is getting back on its feet after the massive wave of suspected state-sponsored DDoS attacks targeting its service.

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u/Chiara_TPL — 7 days ago

Surfshark says its Dausos protocol will finally behave on the locked-down networks that trip up rival VPNs

Good news — Surfshark's new proprietary protocol promises to have fixed issues in connecting to restrictive networks, like those in schools or offices.

Have you already given Dausos a go? How do you find it?

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u/Chiara_TPL — 19 days ago