August 12, 2024 at 11:54AM Russia’s communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, blocked access to the Signal messaging app due to its violation of Russian legislation aimed at preventing terrorist and extremist use. The move is part of a broader crackdown on dissent and free media following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. YouTube also faced mass outages, with experts … Read more
July 8, 2024 at 02:48AM On Jul 4, 2024, Apple removed multiple VPN apps from its App Store in Russia, complying with a request from Roskomnadzor. This affected apps from 25 VPN service providers, including NordVPN and Le VPN. These actions have been criticized for supporting censorship, leading some services to offer alternative ways to … Read more
May 7, 2024 at 05:59PM A vulnerability dubbed TunnelVision allows attackers to reroute VPN traffic via DHCP, potentially exposing encrypted data to snooping. VPN and OS types don’t matter, except for Android, which is safe. The researchers suggest using network namespaces and firewall-level mitigations but recognize these may not fully resolve the issue. VPN users … Read more
November 3, 2023 at 03:52PM China’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) has punished Alibaba-owned search engine Quark and livestreaming platform NetEase for vulgar content. Quark was fined ¥500,000 and NetEase had to suspend updates on a dancing content channel for seven days. The CAC requires platforms to protect minors from questionable content starting January 1, 2024. Social … Read more