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Report: Caution needed when choosing VPN provider

Internet users increasingly rely upon virtual private networks (VPNs) to ensure their online privacy, but VPN providers have a dubious track record of breaking promises to safeguard their customers’ privacy, engaging in shady efforts to woo potential customers, and associating with entities in the dark underbelly of the Internet that target users for harm, according […]

November 7, 2023

GeoGuard protects DAZN revenues

Anti-fraud and geolocation solutions provider GeoComply Solutions has attracted sports streaming and entertainment platform DAZN as a new client, utilising GeoGuard, which provides advanced protection against usage of VPNs, Tors, Proxies, and other advanced location spoofing techniques. With over 20 million premium paying subscribers across 200 markets, DAZN’s business model depends on ensuring price differentiation […]

July 26, 2023By Colin Mann

Survey: Brits confused by VPNs

Online passwords are the most misunderstood aspect of online security, with more than three quarters (78 per cent) mistakenly believing their passwords are completely safe if kept with a large company. After surveying over 2,000 UK residents on widespread internet security myths from online banking to public WiFi, Uswitch, the broadband comparison service, determined which […]

February 6, 2023

Premier League pirate jailed

A UK man who ran an operation offering illegal access to Premier League football has been jailed for 16 months. Paul Faulkner appeared in front of Liverpool Crown Court in the northwest of England on July 6th after pleading guilty to multiple copyright and fraud offences, including accessing pirate content for his own use. Faulkner […]

July 8, 2021By Colin Mann