The “Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act”, also known as The EARN IT Act, is the United States Senate’s latest attempt to dismantle end-to-end encryption for their citizens. Surprisingly, both the Republican and the Democratic parties are supporting the bill. While this is not the…

The NSA found and reported a notably serious vulnerability in a core cryptographic component that is present in all versions of Windows. The Windows component is known as crypt32.dll. The danger with Crypt32.dll, also known as Microsoft CryptoAPI), is that it enables developers to secure Window-based applications using…

According to the Google Transparency Report, Google received more than 75,000 requests for user data for approximately 165,000 global accounts in only the first six months of 2019. This is an increase of 50% from the number reported in 2018. Google’s response to dealing with the ever-increasing demand…

The highest court in Germany, The Federal Constitutional Court, recently held hearings on a lawsuit filed by Reporters Without Borders regarding laws that regulate Germany’s spy agency. The legislation in question is named the Bundesnachrichtendienest (BND) Act and it gives the BND agency (the equivalent of the NSA…

PrivadoVPN is a Swiss-based no-log VPN service that protects your privacy at all times. Switzerland is a country that has established itself as a benchmark for privacy. Jurisdiction for an online service provider should never be underestimated. Swiss laws are extremely protective when it comes to users of…