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ExpressVPN Launches EventVPN, a Free VPN Service for Apple Users That Takes Privacy Seriously

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 10:17:00

A brand-new free VPN service built by the people behind ExpressVPN just dropped. On Thursday, ExpressVPN announced the release of EventVPN, a standalone free VPN for Apple mobile devices and computers built on ExpressVPN’s infrastructure that doesn’t compromise on privacy, impose usage limits or restrict bandwidth. The free version of EventVPN allows you to use one device at a time and includes access to servers in 35-plus locations in countries like the United States, Canada, Italy, Japan, Arg

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NordVPN vs. Surfshark: See How These Sister Services Stack Up

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 22:00:00

James Martin/CNET NordVPN and Surfshark are two of the best virtual private network providers on the market, and while they share some similarities -- including the same parent company -- each packs unique offerings. NordVPN is our pick for the fastest VPN, based on our hands-on testing, while Surfshark earns our vote for the best value VPN. Both VPNs deliver fast speeds, user-friendly apps, handy privacy features and excellent streaming service content unblocking. Overall, I’d recommend Surfs

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Firefox 143 for Android to introduce DoH

news.ycombinator.com Neha Kochar 2025-09-22 18:14:04

All web browsing starts with a DNS query to find the IP address for the desired service or website. For much of the internet’s history, this query is sent in the clear. DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) plugs this privacy leak by encrypting the DNS messages, so no one on the network, not your internet service provider or a free public WiFi provider, can eavesdrop on your browsing. In 2020, Firefox became the first browser to roll out DoH by default, starting in the United States and in 2023, we announced

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How Google's new AI model protects user privacy without sacrificing performance

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-09-24 07:41:32

picture alliance/Contributor/picture alliance via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways AI developers are trying to balance model utility with user privacy. New research from Google suggests a possible solution. The results are promising, but much work remains to be done. AI developers have long faced a dilemma: The more training data you feed a large language model (LLM), the more fluent and human-like its output will be. However, at th

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ExpressVPN vs. NordVPN: Two VPN Titans Battle It Out in a Contest That Goes Down to the Wire

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-25 10:30:00

I’ve been using ExpressVPN and NordVPN for more than a decade, and have been consistently impressed with the exceptional quality of both services and how consistently each one has improved over the years. They're two of the best VPNs in the industry and are neck-and-neck in virtually every category in which they compete, which makes comparing the two both easy and challenging. Easy because they're both great choices and challenging because it’s difficult to declare a clear winner. Both provider

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NordVPN Review 2025: Fast, Private and Superb for Streaming

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-10 05:00:00

8.8 / 10 SCORE NordVPN $4 at NordVPN Price $13 per month, $60 for the first year or $83 total for the first two years (one- and two-year plans renew at $140 per year) Latest tests No leaks detected, 3% average internet download speed loss in 2025 tests Network 7,400-plus servers in 118 countries Jurisdiction Panama Score Breakdown Usability 8 /10 Value 8 /10 Speed 10 /10 Privacy 9 /10 Features 9 /10 Pros Extremely fast Lots of helpful privacy features Excellent for streaming Intuitive apps

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ExpressVPN Review 2025: The Best VPN Keeps Pushing the Industry Forward

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-10 10:00:00

9.0 / 10 SCORE ExpressVPN Buy at ExpressVPN Price $13 per month, $100 for the first 15 months (then $117 per year) or $140 for the first 28 months (then $150 per year) Latest Tests No DNS leaks detected, 18% speed loss in 2025 tests Network 3,000 plus servers in 105 countries Jurisdiction British Virgin Islands Score Breakdown Usability 10 /10 Value 7 /10 Speed 9 /10 Privacy 10 /10 Features 9 /10 Pros Cutting-edge privacy and security Excellent for streaming Easy to use across platforms Stro

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DuckDuckGo Subscription: A User-Friendly Privacy Boost, but Not for Power Users

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-12 20:00:00

DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine. Unlike rivals Google and Bing, DuckDuckGo eschews ad trackers, making it tougher for websites to gather browsing data. In addition to its search engine, the company has a web browser and mobile apps. DuckDuckGo also offers a subscription consisting of a VPN, information removal tool, identity theft restoration and now AI chat model support. I decided to take it for a spin. During my testing, I was impressed by DuckDuckGo’s VPN offering. It has bee

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DuckDuckGo Privacy Pro: A User-Friendly Privacy Boost, but Not for Power Users

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-13 06:00:00

DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine. Unlike rivals Google and Bing, DuckDuckGo eschews ad trackers, making it tougher for websites to gather browsing data. In addition to its search engine, the company has a web browser and mobile apps. DuckDuckGo also offers a Privacy Pro suite. consisting of a VPN, information removal tool, identity theft restoration and now AI chat model support. I decided to take it for a spin. During my testing, I was impressed by DuckDuckGo’s VPN offering. It h

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Google told to pay $425m in privacy lawsuit

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-10-13 22:43:30

Google told to pay $425m in privacy lawsuit "This decision misunderstands how our products work, and we will appeal it. Our privacy tools give people control over their data, and when they turn off personalisation, we honour that choice," a Google spokesperson told the BBC. They had been seeking more than $31bn in damages. The verdict comes after a group of users brought the case claiming Google accessed users' mobile devices to collect, save and use their data, in violation of privacy assura

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Is It Legal to Record Audio or Video on a Home Security Camera? Here Are the Rules

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-15 18:00:00

The core purpose of a security camera is to keep eyes on your home -- but how do privacy laws affect their use? You should know if you could get in trouble before getting a security camera that could watch anyone from joggers on the street to babysitters in your home. The good news is that your security monitoring should be fine in most cases, especially with a little common sense. But there are rules everyone should know before using live views or downloading video clips. Let's start with the

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What's New with Firefox 142

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-18 11:50:55

New tools for focus, privacy, and smoother mobile browsing. Privacy Privacy Android Android Private tabs that stay private Your private tabs lock automatically when you step away — and only unlock with your face, fingerprint, or PIN. Language Language Android Android Getting even more multilingual Now translate web pages into Japanese, Chinese, Korean and more, so you can browse in your preferred language. Security Security iOS iOS Smarter passwords, fewer hassles Firefox suggests strong pass

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Hardening Firefox – a checklist for improved browser privacy

news.ycombinator.com Andrew Marder 2025-10-20 02:26:35

This checklist will walk you (and me) through the settings and extensions I use to improve my privacy when using Firefox. If you’re looking for a web browser that offers a high degree of privacy out of the box with minimal setup, Brave is a common choice. However, I prefer Firefox for several reasons: Firefox is developed by the nonprofit organization Mozilla. I value Mozilla’s commitment to open source software. Firefox is not based on Chromium. Brave, like most browsers, is based on Chromi

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I hate installing apps to save money, but this Pixel privacy feature makes it worthwhile

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-20 10:00:49

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority Prices at fast food chains, restaurants, and even grocery stores have spiraled out of control over the past couple of years. Luckily, not all hope is lost — if you’re a savvy shopper, you might know that the best way to save real money is to check for loyalty program discounts and limited-time offers. The only problem? Most of these offers require you to download each company’s app and check into them from time to time. If installing a dozen different apps s

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If you have a Claude account, they're going to train on your data moving forward

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-22 20:39:26

Anthropic sent out an email, saying they will train on personal data. They made it sound like you have to opt in, but when I click the privacy link it defaults to on. If you don’t want your data trained on, you better manually turn it off. Email: Hello, We're writing to inform you about important updates to our Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy. These changes will take effect on September 28, 2025, or you can choose to accept the updated terms before this date when you log in to Claude.ai. T

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Anthropic Wants to Use Your Chats With Claude for AI Training: Here's How to Opt Out

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-23 06:51:00

Anthropic will soon begin using your chat transcripts to train its popular chatbot, Claude. The announcement came on Thursday as an update to the company's Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy. New users will see an option to "Help improve Claude" that can be toggled on or off as part of the sign-up flow, where existing users will begin to see a notification explaining the change. Users have until Sep 28 to opt out of the new change, as it will be enabled by default. You can still turn the option

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7 rules to follow for the best home security camera footage (and places to avoid setup)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-10-25 01:00:24

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. If you're a subscriber to the Nextdoor app, you've seen plenty of footage of prowling ne'er-do-wells caught in the eye of a video doorbell or home security camera. Hopefully, you don't have your own first-hand experience with suspicious characters milling around your front porch, or far worse. Also: Unplugging these 7 common household devices helped reduce my electricity bills For good reason, security cameras continue to

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WebLibre: The Privacy-Focused Browser

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-27 09:38:58

WebLibre: The Privacy-Focused Browser WebLibre is an independent browser project built on the foundation of Mozilla’s Gecko Engine and Mozilla Android Components . It offers a fully featured web browser with support for Firefox mobile add-ons, designed with privacy and usability at its core.

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How VPNs are helping people evade increased censorship - and much more

zdnet.com Charlie Osborne 2025-11-04 11:28:36

Charlie Osborne/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. ZDNET's key takeaways Increased concern about surveillance and censorship is driving more VPN downloads. VPN providers are transforming one-and-done encrypted tunnels into holistic security suites. NordVPN is preparing for privacy protection in a post-quantum future. VILNIUS, Lithuania -- Many VPN providers have noticed an uptick in downloads and installation of their software in recent

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Unmasking the Privacy Risks of Apple Intelligence

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-04 15:36:51

Executive Summary Lumia’s Research Team revealed that messages dictated via Siri, including WhatsApp and iMessage are not sent to the Private Cloud Compute. In fact, there is no assurance as to what Apple does with these messages. Siri transmits metadata about installed and active apps without the user’s ability to control these privacy settings. Audio playback metadata such as ‘recording names’, is sent without consent. No user control or visibility exists over these background data flows.

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Show HN: What country you would hit if you went straight where you're pointing

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-07 04:23:01

Find out where you would end up if you kept going straight Historical map data from André Ourednik's Historical Basemaps project App Privacy The developer, Ben Gross, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy. Data Not Collected The developer does not collect any data from this app. Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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Horror Story Looms as Children Get Stuffed Animals Powered by AI

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-10 21:04:18

From Steven Spielberg's creepy "AI" (2001) to M3GAN (2022), toys imbued with artificial intelligence have been a source of fascination and terror in pop culture for decades. Now, in the face of all those cautionary tales, a new class of vaguely menacing chatty toys are being sold online — but unlike the "Gremlin"-esque Furbies of yore, these are powered by cutting-edge AI, and their danger quotient lies in what they may tell children or share with outside companies. As the New York Times repor

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Texas AG to investigate Meta and Character.AI over 'misleading' mental health claims

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-11 21:13:43

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced plans to investigate both Meta AI Studio and Character.AI for offering AI chatbots that can claim to be health tools, and potentially misusing data collected from underage users. Paxton says that AI chatbots from either platform "can present themselves as professional therapeutic tools," to the point of lying about their qualifications. That behavior that can leave younger users vulnerable to misleading and inaccurate information. Because AI platf

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Three highlights from Apple’s two-day event on privacy and AI

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-12 11:37:01

A few months ago, Apple hosted the Workshop on Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning, which featured presentations and discussions on privacy, security, and other key areas in responsible machine learning development. Now, it has made the presentations public. Here are three highlights. As it did recently with the presentations from the 2024 Workshop on Human-Centered Machine Learning, Apple published a post in its Machine Learning Research blog with a few videos and a long list of studies and pa

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Show HN: NextDNS Adds "Bypass Age Verification"

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-13 18:29:22

We just shipped a new feature in NextDNS: Bypass Age Verification. More and more sites (especially adult ones) are now forcing users to upload IDs or selfies to continue. We think that’s a terrible idea: handing over government documents to random sites is a huge privacy risk. This new setting workarounds those verification flows via DNS tricks. It’s available today to all users, including free accounts. We’re curious how the HN community feels about this. Is it the right way to protect priva

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Best VPN for Mac for 2025: Improve Your Privacy for Web Browsing, Streaming and Gaming

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-13 22:00:00

Most VPN providers offer a VPN app for Mac computers, but it can be difficult to choose the right provider with so many options available. Based on our extensive research and hands-on testing of VPNs over the years, these are the most important factors to consider when choosing a VPN: Privacy The primary consideration for any VPN -- including a Mac VPN -- should be privacy. If your Mac VPN is unable to sufficiently protect your online privacy, then your VPN is useless. At a minimum, your VPN s

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Gear News of the Week: A New Privacy Phone Arrives, and Samsung Has a $30K 115-Inch Micro RGB TV

wired.com Julian Chokkattu 2025-11-13 15:30:00

There's a new smartphone promising to protect your privacy: the Up Phone, from a company called Unplugged. Except it's not new. Unplugged has been around for a few years—the company was cofounded by Erik Prince, the founder of private military company Blackwater—and it originally announced the Up Phone in 2023. But this week, the company claims it's “relaunching” the phone, under new leadership. Like the original, the Up Phone's UnpluggedOS (formerly LibertOS) is built on the Android Open Sourc

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Data brokers just gave us another reason to hate them

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-11-18 20:37:44

If you were holding a competition for the scummiest business model, then data brokers would be very high up the list. These companies make money by buying personal data from app and website owners and selling it to companies who want to spam us. A US Senator has now drawn attention to the latest sketchy practice by these companies: making it harder for us to opt out by hiding that option from search results … The dark world of data brokers Data brokers are companies that buy personal data fro

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Show HN: Real-time privacy protection for smart glasses

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-16 14:40:47

Privacy Infrastructure for Smart Glasses Build smart glasses apps without privacy concerns. Smart glasses apps face privacy hurdles. This real-time privacy filter sits between the camera and the app, automatically ensuring compliance. How it works: Replace your raw camera feed with our filtered stream. The filter processes live video, applies privacy protections, and outputs a compliant stream in real time. Use this processed stream for AI apps, social apps, or anything else. Features: Anon

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Data Brokers Face New Pressure for Hiding Opt-Out Pages From Google

wired.com Dell Cameron 2025-11-20 10:00:00

United States senator Maggie Hassan is pressing major data brokers after an investigation by The Markup/CalMatters and copublished by WIRED found at least 35 firms hid opt-out information from search results, making it harder for people to take control of their own data and safeguard their privacy online. Hassan, the top Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, put five of the top firms—IQVIA Digital, Comscore, Telesign Corporation, 6sense Insights, and Findem—on notice Wednesday, demanding th

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ExpressVPN Launches EventVPN, a Free VPN Service for Apple Users That Takes Privacy Seriously

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