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People in the U.S. who want to keep their activity hidden are turning to virtual private networks — but VPNs are often insecure.

National

Turning To VPNs For Online Privacy? You Might Be Putting Your Data At Risk

4:36pm August 17, 2017

by Lauren Silverman

With Internet providers able to track and sell your browsing data, people who want to keep their activity hidden are turning to virtual private networks. But VPNs can themselves be insecure.

Men look at computers in an Internet bar in Beijing in 2015. Even as the government finds new methods to block virtual private networks, providers find ways to go around the blocks.

World News

Behind China's VPN Crackdown, A 'Game Of Cat And Mouse' Continues

3:26pm August 04, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

Savvy Internet users in China can tunnel under the "Great Firewall" using virtual private networks. Even as the government finds new methods to block VPNs, providers find ways to go around the blocks.

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Apple has been accused of removing apps from its China App Store that can be used to skirt the country's Internet filters. Above, customers at an Apple Store in Beijing in 2016.

World News

Apple Accused Of Removing Apps Used To Evade Censorship From Its China Store

5:58pm July 29, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

VPNs can be used to skirt China's "Great Firewall" of Internet censorship. China is among Apple's biggest markets, and the company has shown a willingness to comply with Beijing's demands.