Policy & Regulation
VPNs and Your Fourth Amendment Rights: What to Know
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers, including Senator Ron Wyden, has sent a formal request to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard asking her to publicly warn Americans about a significan...
US Lawmakers Raise Alarms Over VPN Server Surveillance
A group of US lawmakers has sent a formal letter to the government demanding transparency about a troubling question: are American intelligence agencies surveilling user activity on VPN servers locate...
Hong Kong Now Criminalizes Refusing to Unlock Your Phone
A significant shift in digital privacy law just took effect in Hong Kong. As of March 23, anyone who refuses to hand over passwords or decryption keys for an electronic device during a national securi...
EU Chat Control Rejected Again: What's at Stake
EU Chat Control has been voted down once more, but privacy advocates are not celebrating just yet. The proposal has a pattern of being blocked, revised, and reintroduced, which means the conversation ...
Government Mass Surveillance: What You Need to Know
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, joined by a coalition of 17 attorneys general, has sent a formal call to Congress demanding an end to federal agencies purchasing and using commercial data and A...
FISA Section 702: What the Surveillance Debate Means for You
A quiet but significant fight over government surveillance is playing out in Congress, and it affects every American who uses a phone, email, or messaging app. House Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to...
US Government Surveillance: What Section 702 Means for You
The controversial Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was extended into 2026, allowing US intelligence agencies to continue collecting communications of foreign targets overseas. Critics, including some lawmakers, are concerned that this program permits warrantless searches of Americans' communications without court approval, raising significant privacy issues. Government transparency reports indicated over 13,000 known searches in 2024 aimed at identifying Americans'
UK Gov Spends Millions on VPNs While Planning to Ban Them for Kids
The UK government is considering new policies that could force consumer VPN providers to implement age verification measures to block children from using their services, despite various government departments and MPs themselves spending millions on VPN technology for secure communications and remote access. A survey is being conducted to understand young people's motivations for using VPNs and the implications of age restrictions on privacy and data for all users. The debate highlights a potenti
Why Governments Are Coming After VPNs: Italy's Piracy Shield
Cloudflare has appealed a €14 million fine from Italy's communications regulator, AGCOM, for refusing to register with 'Piracy Shield,' a controversial website blocking system. Cloudflare argues that Piracy Shield violates the EU's Digital Services Act by lacking proportionate content restrictions and procedural safeguards. A study in September 2025 showed the system routinely blocks legitimate websites, including government and NGO sites, and even Google Drive. AGCOM's response was to expand Pi
Utah's SB 73: A Threat to VPNs and Digital Rights
Utah's proposed Senate Bill 73, which aims to tax online pornography, has been criticized as a civil liberties disaster. Beyond the tax, the bill would make it illegal to circumvent content blocks implemented by platforms due to local age verification laws, including through the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). This move is seen as a significant expansion of censorship and a threat to privacy, as it could punish users for bypassing restrictions and potentially lead to broader censorship o