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When you scroll through TikTok, you see Selena and Haley drama, IShowSpeed, quick recipes, and cute cats. That’s not what governments around the world see, especially the White House. For some time, the US government has been accusing ByteDance, the company behind the TikTok platform, of stealing user data. It sees it as a big … Read more
NordVPN’s Meshnet feature is now free for everyone, the company has unveiled in a blog post. Even if you don’t have a subscription, you can now benefit from all the advantages Meshnet offers. The VPN provider introduced this feature in June 2022, but until now, it was only available to paid users. It lets you … Read more
Western governments have recently put TikTok and its parent company ByteDance under increased scrutiny due to the risks that it may impose. The White House is now backing legislation to give the US administration the power to ban TikTok as well as other foreign-based technologies. Many cybersecurity experts have expressed their worries over TikTok. This … Read more
NordVPN has announced that it underwent and passed a series of tests in 2022. Berlin-based Cure53 audited the company’s apps, browser extensions, server infrastructure, and the Threat Protection feature. The testing took place over several months and it showed that the provider lives up to its claims of having a good infrastructure and offering top-notch … Read more
If you’re a fan of Pokemon, chances are you’re excited about every new release in the franchise. With that said, you’ll be happy to hear that the Red and Blue soundtrack is now available for streaming. But there’s a catch. The soundtrack is available through the Pokemon Sound Library website which comes with a geo-restriction. … Read more
Turkey is continuing to block access to popular websites following a huge backlash over the government’s response to the recent earthquakes. Now, the Turkish Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) has blocked access to the popular online debate forum Ekşi Sözlük. The website, whose name translates to Sour Dictionary, isn’t an actual dictionary but a … Read more
US prosecutors have discovered that the founder and CEO of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, has been using a VPN while on bail. They’re afraid he did it to hide his online activities. A prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, reminded the judge that the use of a VPN prevents the government from tracking Bankman-Fried’s internet use. … Read more
Turkey has blocked Twitter on a number of its networks according to the internet-monitoring group NetBlocks. This came after many users took to the popular social media platform to express their complaints about the government’s response to Monday’s twin earthquakes. NetBlocks director, Alp Toker, said that the coordinated nature of this action suggests the government … Read more
The UK Intellectual Property Office has just published its 12th wave of Online Copyright Infringement Tracker. One of the topics it discussed is the illegal streaming of live sports in 2022. According to the report, live sports piracy in the country remains high with a 36% overall infringement rate. This marks an increase from 2021 … Read more
Users looking to access pornographic content online in the state of Louisiana now have to submit their state IDs as a way to verify their age. This comes as the new Act 440 has made it illegal for sites to publish and distribute adult-only content without using age verification technology within the state. The world’s … Read more
