Apple pulls Russia’s state-backed MAX app from App Store over sanctions compliance

Apple has confirmed the removal of Russia’s state-backed super-app, MAX, from the App Store due to sanctions compliance. While existing installations still function, users have lost critical push notifications for calls an…

‘It’s becoming more difficult finding stable VPNs’ – China increases crackdown on VPN usage

People in China have used VPNs to get past the country’s infamous Great Firewall – but Beijing is coming down hard on VPN use

Russian Roskomnadzor accused of launching active DDoS attacks on VPN services — here’s what we know so far

Russia’s media regulator, Roskomnadzor, has allegedly shifted from blocking VPNs to actively launching DDoS attacks against their infrastructure, leaving services like Amnezia VPN struggling to stay online.

Canada’s Bill C-22: Why Signal, Apple, and top VPNs are fighting the ‘surveillance’ law

Big tech and VPN companies are demanding better protections for encryption as the government agrees to clarify contentious points.

Palantir’s ‘unlimited access’ to patient data — we examine the US tech giant’s controversial £330 million contract with the NHS

While the NHS has just granted Palantir “unlimited access” to patient data, the relationship between the UK public health sector and the controversial American firm dates back to 2020. Here’s how we get here, and what’s at…

‘The situation isn’t looking good’ — Russia halts VPN fees, but the Kremlin’s war against censorship circumvention tools doubles down

A new major wave of VPN blocks has left residents with very few means of going back online. Here’s all we know.

FBI confirms 25 ransomware groups using First VPN’s now seized services — here’s what we know

FBI links First VPN’s activities to gangs involved in cybercrime and calls for tighter security controls and behavioural monitoring to prevent cyberattacks.

Proton CTO urges the UK to start enforcing competition laws against Big Tech before it’s ‘too late’

The UK’s new digital market rules are “nothing more but words on a page” without proper enforcement, warns Proton’s CTO. Here’s why a coalition of tech challengers is demanding immediate action against Apple and Google’s m…

Polymarket blocks VPNs and tightens identity verification as over 30 countries ban the betting platform

Polymarket is taking a harder stance against VPN use and pushing for identity verification, marking a shift away from permissionless trading as more countries restrict the platform.