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The EU prepares ground for wider data retention – and VPN providers are among the targets
By Chiara Castro last updated
With the Chat Control bill entering its final stage, the EU Council has been busy thinking about what a new data retention framework could look like.

Privacy vs control: a “whack-a-mole game” with no clear winners
By Rob Dunne published
Are authorities going too far in their pursuit of safety?

Urban VPN Proxy is the latest free VPN spying on users – here's how to stay safe
By Mark Gill published
Security researchers estimate that over 8 million users have been affected

Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog
By Chiara Castro published
It's the latest blow to encryption in the UK

"Unconstitutional": Federal judge blocks Arkansas social media safety law
By Rene Millman published
A federal judge has hit pause on Arkansas's controversial social media law, ruling that Act 901 likely violates the First Amendment. Here is what you need to know.

Windscribe's CEO says the House of Lords VPN ban amendment is the 'dumbest possible fix' to child online safety debate
By Samuel Woodhams last updated
While age verification for VPN apps would set a 'terrible precedent'

Obscura VPN just aced its first independent audit
By Monica J. White published
Obscura VPN, a relatively new VPN service for iOS and macOS, has just passed its first independent audit. The VPN prioritizes not just user security, but also complete browsing privacy.

UK MPs target VPNs in latest Online Safety Act debate
By Chiara Castro published
The debate around age verification and VPNs heats up as MPs confirm their commitment to review the role these providers should have in preventing their service from being misused to evade the law.
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