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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Australia's eSafety Commissioner Wants Platforms to Actively Detect VPNs

FOI documents obtained by The Guardian in early July 2026 show Australia's eSafety Commissioner expects platforms to …

6 min· Jul 12, 2026

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The UK Promised a VPN Statement for July 2026. Here's What's Likely In It.

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall says the UK government will detail new VPN measures in July, alongside AI chatbot …

8 min· Jul 12, 2026

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Congress Questions Whether Using a VPN Could Weaken Your Surveillance Protections

Ahead of the April 2026 FISA Section 702 renewal deadline, Democratic lawmakers asked DNI Tulsi Gabbard whether …

7 min· Jul 11, 2026

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ExpressVPN Expands to 214 Server Locations, Its Largest Network Ever

ExpressVPN announced on July 7, 2026 an expansion to 214 app-selectable server locations across 113 countries, adding …

5 min· Jul 10, 2026

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NordVPN Passes Its Sixth No-Logs Audit, This Time From Deloitte Lithuania

Deloitte Lithuania spent five weeks examining NordVPN's server infrastructure under ISAE 3000 and found no logs. Here's …

6 min· Jul 10, 2026

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NordVPN Quietly Rebuilt Its Obfuscated Servers on a New Protocol

NordVPN's Obfuscated Servers now run on NordWhisper instead of OpenVPN, promising stronger obfuscation, faster speeds, …

7 min· Jul 10, 2026

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Oxylabs Raised $130M While Fighting Reddit in Court. Here's Its Link to NordVPN.

Oxylabs just closed a $130M funding round while defending a Reddit lawsuit over data scraping. The company shares …

7 min· Jul 10, 2026

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Google Will Use Your IP Address for Ad Tracking in Europe Starting August 2026

From August 3, 2026, Google will use IP addresses for ad personalization across the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, a change …

7 min· Jul 9, 2026

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Malaysia Cracks Down on VPN Misuse, Not VPN Use, to Protect Children Online

Malaysia is toughening enforcement against VPNs used for scams, gambling, and CSAM, while confirming that using a VPN …

7 min· Jul 9, 2026

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Russia Scraps Its Planned VPN Traffic Tax (For Now)

Russia's Digital Development Ministry confirmed on July 7, 2026 it will not charge users for VPN and international …

5 min· Jul 9, 2026