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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 09:56:00 -0700

There has been a rapid spike in demand for VPN services in Russia and Ukraine since the invasion began almost three weeks ago. People in both nations seek online freedoms as offline misery intensifies, and want to see through the fog of conflict.

VPN services see rapid growth in Russia

A VPN (virtual private network) service creates an encrypted tunnel between users and the servers they interact with. This helps secure the traffic to protect people from being identified, tracked, and surveilled.

Simon Migliano, Head of Research at Top10VPN, explained that Russians began seeking out VPN services before the conflict began. But demand has accelerated as it continues and authorities become more repressive there.

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March 14, 2022 admin

A week in security (March 7 – March 13)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:52:34 +0000

The most important and interesting security stories from the last seven days.

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March 11, 2022 admin

HBO sued for sharing subscriber data with Facebook

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 20:50:16 +0000

Some HBO Max subscribers have filed a class action suit against HBO for allegedly sharing their data with Facebook, without their consent.

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March 10, 2022 admin

Brave browser goes the extra mile to block third party cookies

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:46:49 +0000

The Brave browser is testing a new feature to stop bounce tracking.

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March 9, 2022 admin

Twitter makes the leap to Tor

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 20:00:35 +0000

Twitter is the latest major platform to make an onion version of its service.

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March 8, 2022 admin

Google takes on Docs notification spammers

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:31:05 +0000

We look at some fixes Google is releasing to combat a wave of spam made via notifications in Google Docs and other apps.

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March 4, 2022 admin

Tips to protect your data, security, and privacy from a hands-on expert

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:57:00 +0000

One of the hands-on experts from our forums shares their advice on how to protect your data, security, and privacy.

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ComputerWorld Independent

March 4, 2022 admin

Employee monitoring risks ‘spiraling out of control,’ union group warns

Credit to Author: Matthew Finnegan| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 04:40:00 -0800

An increase in workplace surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to widespread discrimination, work intensification, and unfair treatment of workers unless regulatory safeguards are put in place, according to a prominent UK union group.

The Trade Union Congress (TUC), which represents most unions in the UK, published survey results this week highlighting the use of surveillance technologies to monitor workers in a variety of job roles.

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