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Windscribe on Canada's Bill C-22: What the Surveillance Bill Means for VPN Users
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Windscribe on Canada's Bill C-22: What the Surveillance Bill Means for VPN Users

Windscribe told users its logging and privacy policies won't change under Canada's Bill C-22, even as the surveillance …

7 min· Jul 27, 2026
VPN Providers Are Building MCP Servers So Your AI Agent Can Control Your Connection
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VPN Providers Are Building MCP Servers So Your AI Agent Can Control Your Connection

PrivadoVPN has followed ExpressVPN in launching an MCP server that lets AI coding assistants like Claude Code, Cursor …

6 min· Jul 25, 2026
Qilin Ransomware Is Exploiting a Palo Alto VPN Flaw. Here's What It Means for You.
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Qilin Ransomware Is Exploiting a Palo Alto VPN Flaw. Here's What It Means for You.

CVE-2026-0257 lets attackers open unauthorized VPN sessions on Palo Alto's GlobalProtect firewalls. Qilin ransomware …

7 min· Jul 24, 2026
NordVPN Now Shows You What Its Scam Protection Actually Blocked
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NordVPN Now Shows You What Its Scam Protection Actually Blocked

NordVPN rolled out scam protection statistics on iOS and Android in July 2026, alongside a cookie banner hider, giving …

5 min· Jul 22, 2026
ProtonVPN's July 2026 Transparency Report: 458 Requests, Zero Logs Handed Over
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ProtonVPN's July 2026 Transparency Report: 458 Requests, Zero Logs Handed Over

Proton published its latest transparency report on July 14, 2026. Every one of 458 legal requests for VPN connection …

6 min· Jul 22, 2026
NordVPN Partners With Mastercard: What the Cardholder Benefit Actually Means
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NordVPN Partners With Mastercard: What the Cardholder Benefit Actually Means

NordVPN is now bundled into select Mastercard cardholder benefits. Here's what the partnership actually covers, who …

7 min· Jul 21, 2026
IPVanish Just Made OpenVPN Nearly Three Times Faster on Windows
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IPVanish Just Made OpenVPN Nearly Three Times Faster on Windows

IPVanish's new High-Speed Mode uses OpenVPN Data Channel Offload to boost download speeds by up to 196% on Windows, with …

5 min· Jul 20, 2026
NordVPN Wins Key Legal Battle in Spain Over La Liga Piracy Blocking
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NordVPN Wins Key Legal Battle in Spain Over La Liga Piracy Blocking

NordVPN successfully fought off La Liga's attempt to hold it liable for piracy blocking fines in Spain, in a case that …

6 min· Jul 19, 2026
SonicWall's SMA 1000 VPN Appliances Were Hit With Zero-Days for Weeks Before Anyone Knew
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SonicWall's SMA 1000 VPN Appliances Were Hit With Zero-Days for Weeks Before Anyone Knew

A threat actor tracked as UTA0533 exploited two SonicWall SMA 1000 zero-days starting June 22, weeks before SonicWall …

6 min· Jul 19, 2026
Surfshark's FastTrack Speed Routing Now Covers Half Its Server Network
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Surfshark's FastTrack Speed Routing Now Covers Half Its Server Network

Surfshark's FastTrack routing tech went from 3 servers to over 2,000 in less than a year, promising speeds up to 70% …

6 min· Jul 19, 2026
EU's Top Court Rules VPNs Are Lawful Tools, Even to Bypass Geo-Blocks
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EU's Top Court Rules VPNs Are Lawful Tools, Even to Bypass Geo-Blocks

The Court of Justice of the EU ruled on July 9, 2026 that using a VPN to get around geo-blocking doesn't make you liable …

6 min· Jul 18, 2026
Windscribe Trolls Mullvad's Donation Scandal With a Parody Scandal of Its Own
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Windscribe Trolls Mullvad's Donation Scandal With a Parody Scandal of Its Own

Windscribe mocked Mullvad's political donation crisis with a fake confession about its own CEO's charity giving. Here is …

5 min· Jul 18, 2026
ExpressVPN Is Swapping Its Money-Back Guarantee for a Raffle, and Users Aren't Happy
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ExpressVPN Is Swapping Its Money-Back Guarantee for a Raffle, and Users Aren't Happy

ExpressVPN is phasing out its 30-day money-back guarantee on some plans in favor of sweepstakes-style giveaways. Here's …

6 min· Jul 17, 2026
Is France Banning VPNs? The Full Timeline, the Actual Law, and What's Really Enforced (2026)
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Is France Banning VPNs? The Full Timeline, the Actual Law, and What's Really Enforced (2026)

From a minister's throwaway line to a Senate blacklist system to courts already forcing VPNs to block traffic: here is …

14 min· Jul 17, 2026
Proton VPN's Android App Adds CIDR-Based Split Tunneling
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Proton VPN's Android App Adds CIDR-Based Split Tunneling

Proton VPN's Android app now lets you include or exclude entire IP ranges from the VPN tunnel using CIDR notation, a …

5 min· Jul 17, 2026
SonicWall Patches Two Critical Zero-Days Under Active Attack (July 2026)
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SonicWall Patches Two Critical Zero-Days Under Active Attack (July 2026)

CVE-2026-15409 and CVE-2026-15410 let attackers take over SonicWall SMA1000 VPN appliances since late June. Patches are …

6 min· Jul 17, 2026
UK Government Says It Won't Restrict VPNs After All in Its Under-16 Social Media Ban
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UK Government Says It Won't Restrict VPNs After All in Its Under-16 Social Media Ban

Online Safety minister Kanishka Narayan confirms the UK will not restrict VPN access under its under-16 social media …

8 min· Jul 16, 2026
Surfshark Launches Native Vega OS App for Amazon Fire TV
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Surfshark Launches Native Vega OS App for Amazon Fire TV

Surfshark just became the third VPN with a native app for Amazon's new Vega OS, after NordVPN and IPVanish. Here is what …

5 min· Jul 15, 2026
Samsung Max VPN Is Shut Down: What Galaxy Users Should Switch To
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Samsung Max VPN Is Shut Down: What Galaxy Users Should Switch To

Samsung discontinued its Max VPN and Data Saver app on June 15, 2026. Here is what Galaxy device users should switch to …

5 min· Jul 14, 2026
Surfshark's Dausos Protocol Gets a Major Speed and Stability Fix
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Surfshark's Dausos Protocol Gets a Major Speed and Stability Fix

Surfshark's proprietary Dausos protocol had a rocky April launch. A June 19 update fixed the connectivity issues and …

6 min· Jul 14, 2026
Windows SSTP VPN Vulnerability Patched in Record July 2026 Patch Tuesday
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Windows SSTP VPN Vulnerability Patched in Record July 2026 Patch Tuesday

CVE-2026-50694 is a Critical unauthenticated RCE in Windows SSTP, the VPN protocol behind Always On VPN. Here's who …

6 min· Jul 14, 2026
Google One VPN Comes to Windows and Mac: Is It Worth Using Instead?
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Google One VPN Comes to Windows and Mac: Is It Worth Using Instead?

Google One VPN expanded to Windows and Mac in July 2026, letting subscribers cover desktop devices for the first time. …

6 min· Jul 13, 2026
Proton's New Map Shows Age Verification Laws Have Already Spread to Dozens of Countries
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Proton's New Map Shows Age Verification Laws Have Already Spread to Dozens of Countries

Proton launched an interactive map tracking age verification laws worldwide, calling the trend the death of privacy …

7 min· Jul 13, 2026
US Treasury Sanctions First VPN Service and Its Operator Over Ransomware Ties
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US Treasury Sanctions First VPN Service and Its Operator Over Ransomware Ties

OFAC sanctioned First VPN Service (1VPNS), its administrator, and a cryptor seller for enabling ransomware attacks. This …

6 min· Jul 13, 2026