UT-VPN

April 11th, 2011 by vitalie | No Comments | Filed in Browsing, Internet

University of Tsukuba Virtual Private Network, UT-VPN is a free and open source software application that implements virtual private network (VPN) techniques for creating secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in routed or bridged configurations and remote access facilities. It uses SSL/TLS security for encryption and is capable of traversing network address translators (NATs) and firewalls. It was written by Daiyuu Nobori and SoftEther [...]

YouTube Wants to Rival TV

April 11th, 2011 by vitalie | No Comments | Filed in Browsing, hide ip, Internet, VPN service

Google is dropping $100 million to add original programming to YouTube that will be featured on “channels,” reports the Wall Street Journal. YouTube aims to rival broadcast and cable TV in the hopes of attracting more viewers and advertisers. YouTube will add about 20 channels themed around topics like arts and sports. The overhaul comes at a time [...]

Skype – a security risk ?

March 29th, 2011 by vitalie | No Comments | Filed in hide ip, VPN service

According to the NYTimes and Slashdot, there are reports of China stepping up electronic communications censorship beyond e-mail and the Internet in the form of “policing cellphone calls” such as if “antigovernment sentiment” words are spoken. Two callers, one speaking English and the other Chinese, have reported being cut off mid-sentence after saying “protest.” Perhaps NSA didn’t [...]

P2P/Torrent traffic while using VPN

March 29th, 2011 by vitalie | No Comments | Filed in Internet, VPN service

Most VPN providers have a disclaimer or clause in their TOS which excludes the use of their services for P2P traffic of an any nature (illegal or not). Many VPN servers got suspended lately by hosting providers due to DMCA complaints, so VPN providers are very careful when it comes to P2P/torrent traffic.   Here [...]

China dismisses allegations over obstruction of Google’s Gmail service

March 29th, 2011 by vitalie | No Comments | Filed in Browsing, hide ip, Internet, VPN service

China has dismissed Google’s allegation that Beijing is hampering access to its email service as “unacceptable”. The internet provider said it believed government blocks were responsible for technical problems using Gmail from China. The problems arose amid a tightening of internet controls that has made it increasingly difficult to use several popular virtual private networks. VPNs allow people [...]

How to Remove Tracking Cookies to Protect Your Privacy

March 21st, 2011 by vitalie | No Comments | Filed in Browsing, Internet

Cookies are bits of text stored on a user’s computer by the Web sites they visit. Cookies can be used for authentication, storing your site preferences or anything else that can be saved as text data. Unfortunately they can also be used by ad tracking services to track the sites you visit online. One step [...]

Top 10 Android Security Risks

March 21st, 2011 by vitalie | No Comments | Filed in android

Last year, Android became the world’s second favorite mobile OS, racing past BlackBerry and Apple. 67 million of the nearly 300 million smartphones sold in 2010 were Android-powered devices like the Samsung Galaxy S, Motorola Droid X, and HTC EVO. New Android 3.0 (“Honeycomb”) tablets will spur even more growth this year. As a result, [...]