Russia fines Google for distributing VPN services: TASSA Russian court fined Alphabet’s Google over $288,000 for distributing VPN services on the Google Play app store. VPNs allow Russians to ac...
VPNs banned in several J&K districtsIn an effort to maintain public safety, several districts in Jammu and Kashmir have implemented a ban on the use of Virtual Private Network...
Michigan’s new bill sparks outrage: VPNs, adult content, even Manga at riskMichigan may soon ban VPNs and many types of adult content for all residents. The new bill targets online privacy tools, adult manga, ASMR,...
France gets blocked from Pornhub on June 4, and within 30 minutes Proton VPN usage explodes by a whopping 1000%After France pushed new rules for checking user’s age on adult sites, Pornhub and others blocked access for French users on June 4. This le...
'Not available in your region': what is a VPN and how can I use one safely?A VPN is like a secure tunnel between your device and the internet. When you use a VPN, your internal traffic is scrambled into unreadable ...
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif congratulates Donald Trump on X, gets community note for 'unlawful' activity: Here's whyPakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's congratulatory tweet to US President-elect Donald Trump sparked controversy due to a community not...
China tightens grip over internet during key political meetingBeijing operates some of the world's most extensive censorship over the internet, with web users in mainland China unable to access everyth...
Russia to limit only VPN services which pose a 'threat' to securityA 2017 Russian law obliged providers of VPN technology to cooperate with the Russian authorities and to restrict access to content banned b...
Govt bans VPN, cloud services for employeesThe mandate comes just days after ExpressVPN, Surfshark and NordVPN said they would stop offering their services in the country following a...
ExpressVPN logs out, rejects government demand"ExpressVPN refuses to participate in the Indian government’s attempts to limit internet freedom," the company said.
ETtech Explainer: What India's new VPN rules mean for your privacyThe new rules would require VPN and cloud providers to store customer data for a period of 5 years or more, risking users privacy.
VPNs, give Internet privacy public valueSetting special disclosure requirements in excess of court orders in the course of criminal investigation could push VPNs beyond Indian jur...
Coinbase CEO on RBI’s ‘informal pressure’; Delivery IPO subscribed 21% on day oneNow, CEO Brian Armstrong has said “informal pressure” from the RBI was behind the decision, adding that the regulator is applying soft pres...
India defends move to seek VPN user infoET had reported Tuesday that VPN providers such as Surfshark and NordVPN are unlikely to be able to adhere to a new security directive from...
UnCERT-in times for VPN services providers in IndiaIndia has more than 270 million VPN users, who use them to access company networks securely, remain anonymous, access geo-restricted conten...
Indian newspapers, websites not accessible in ChinaThe recent action comes amid the ongoing tension between India and China after the violent standoff on June 15 in Galwan Valley area in eas...
China launches crackdown on Internet, tightens Great FirewallThe move is a setback for China-based foreign community as most of the diplomats, foreign journalists and tourists use VPNs.