The UK’s online safety consultation ends today — here’s what it could mean for VPNs

Findings from the “Growing up in the online world” national consultation will determine whether VPN services will be age-gated in the UK.

NordVPN wins crucial legal battle in Spain over La Liga piracy fines

A Spanish court has sided with NordVPN, rejecting fines pushed by soccer league La Liga. Here is what the ruling means for digital privacy and internet freedom.

Can you tell a bot from a human online? Surfshark’s new experiment says nearly half of us cannot

Surfshark’s “Bot or Not” experiment found that 47% of participants failed to tell AI bots from humans on simulated social platforms. And you can try, too.

The online banking security paradox: why VPN protection is a problem (and how to solve it)

From banking to delivery apps — split tunneling allows you to bridge safety and speed through purpose-built, encrypted browsing

‘No-logs architecture and encryption are non-negotiable’ — ExpressVPN joins the backlash against Canada’s controversial Bill C-22

ExpressVPN has joined other VPN providers in criticizing Canada’s proposed surveillance law, warning that it could undermine the digital security millions of users rely on.

Russian researcher claims state-backed MAX app secretly records users and monitors VPNs

MAX rejects the allegations, deeming the analysis “a fake,” but a Russian digital rights group could also confirm most of the security claims. Here’s how to stay safe.

European law enforcement forces pull the plug on this free VPN in massive cybercrime crackdown —here’s all we know

Europol and Eurojust have led a massive, multi-country law enforcement operation to dismantle ‘First VPN,’ a tool allegedly used by cybercriminals to hide their tracks while launching ransomware and fraud attacks.

‘There is no universe in which Proton VPN compromises its no-logs policy’ — Proton joins the backlash against Canada’s surveillance bill

Proton VPN, NordVPN, and Windscribe are uniting against Canada’s controversial Bill C-22 surveillance law. Here is why these privacy giants are refusing to back down.

Worried about the future of the internet? Tor launches crypto-powered fundraising initiative to secure internet freedoms — and your vote matters more than your wallet size

Internet freedom is facing a funding crisis. Here is how the Tor Project’s new crypto-powered crowdfunding campaign aims to sustain vital privacy-preserving and anti-censorship tools through “quadratic funding.”