Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks

Utah’s Online Age Verification Amendments, formally Senate Bill 73, take effect on May 6.

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Russia orders Apple and Google to remove Important Stories, an investigative media app that works without a VPN — leaving Russians without a key source for accessing uncensored news

Important Stories launched the IStories mobile app in February to make sure information would reach Russians despite widespread internet censorship and VPN restrictions.
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From ‘encryption backdoor’ to ‘lawful access’ — is a compromise between privacy, security, and law enforcement needs actually possible?

After ongoing attempts in Europe, Canada is the latest country pushing for “lawful access” to data for law enforcement. This, despite cybersecurity experts warning that breaking encryption would threaten everyone’s privacy…

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‘A technical whack-a-mole:’ Utah to become the first US state to target VPN users with controversial age verification law — and digital rights experts are furious

Utah is set to become the first US state to penalize websites for failing to verify the age of users who mask their location with a VPN, sparking outrage from digital privacy experts.
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You heard right — NordVPN has rolled out an AI voice checker to protect you from audio deepfakes on Chrome

NordVPN has just launched a new feature for its Chrome extension, AI Voice Detector, that warns you if you are dealing with synthetic or human voices.
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AdGuard rolls out an accessibility-first update for its Mac VPN app

AdGuard VPN for Mac v2.9 introduces accessibility improvements for users with visual impairments, along with a new dark app icon for better macOS integration.
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‘VPNs must make reasonable efforts’ — India orders VPNs to block access to Polymarket and other banned betting platforms or lose ‘safe harbour’ protections

India’s IT Ministry has issued a stern warning to VPN providers: block access to banned betting platforms like Polymarket, or risk losing crucial legal protections.
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Torrenters, good news — Every NordVPN Mac server is now optimized for P2P connections

NordVPN’s latest macOS update brings a major quality-of-life improvement, extending P2P support to all standard servers so you can torrent securely with just one click.
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