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Entrusting our speech to multiple different corporate actors is always risky. Yet given how most of the internet is currently structured, our online expression largely depends on a set of private companies ranging from our direct Internet service providers and platforms, to upstream ISPs (sometimes...
Why the MyQ integration will be removed in Home Assistant 2023.12
The macOS 14 Sonoma betas and release candidate contain a bug that causes the firewall to not filter traffic correctly. As a result, our app does not work.
With iOS and iPadOS 16.4 beta 1 comes support for Web Push for Home Screen web apps, Badging API, Manifest ID, and more.
Google Cloud stopped the largest known DDoS attack to date, which exploited HTTP/2 stream multiplexing using the new “Rapid Reset” technique.
Network data confirm the restriction of Twitter on multiple internet providers in Turkey as of Wednesday 8 February 2023. The incident comes as authorities raise concerns over disinformation online, although ...
Guest Post: What problems HTTP/3 solves, how it performs, why it’s seen such swift adoption, and what limitations it is still working to overcome.
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Today, we’re announcing new requirements for bulk senders that will help keep Gmail safer and more spam-free.
Learn how Tailscale's partnership with Mullvad enables secure, private browsing with Mullvad’s VPN servers as exit nodes. Protect your internet traffic, maintain privacy, and enjoy fast, encrypted browsing worldwide. Discover how to configure Mullvad with Tailscale for ultimate security.
Learn how Apple TV now supports Tailscale with tvOS 17, enabling secure remote networking, media streaming, and exit node functionality. Transform your Apple TV into a powerful networking tool today!
People report that self-hosted emails always end up in Gmail spam. Is there anything Google can do about it?
Since Tailscale was founded in 2019, customers have been forced to choose between either Tailscale or Mullvad without the ability for them to co-exist.
We are introducing a new charge for public IPv4 addresses. Effective February 1, 2024 there will be a charge of $0.005 per IP per hour for all public IPv4 addresses, whether attached to a service or not (there is already a charge for public IPv4 addresses you allocate in your account but don’t attach to […]
Posted by Roger Piqueras Jover, Yomna Nasser, and Sudhi Herle Android is the first mobile operating system to introduce advanced cellular...
We recently announced the completion of our migration to remove all traces of disks in use on our VPN infrastructure.
Today, we are officially introducing a proof-of-work (PoW) defense for onion services designed to prioritize verified network traffic as a deterrent against denial of service (DoS) attacks with the release of Tor 0.4.8.
Learn how the new DDoS attack technique Rapid Reset works, and how to mitigate it
A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy
Mullvad has been a Tor Project Vidalia Onion Member since 2021 and has now become a Shallot Onion Member of Tor.
Learn how Tailscale Funnel lets users securely share local web servers with the public internet. Learn how to set up Funnel with TLS encryption, DNS management, and improved CLI commands for an easy, secure connection.
Gain full control over IP address allocation in your Tailscale network, enabling efficient management and compatibility with other systems.
Media over QUIC: The long path to use something else for real-time media.
Major Hayden made a simple and free tool to check the public-facing IP address of infrastructure. Its popularity nearly killed it.
Reverse engineering the ESP32 Wi-Fi hardware registers
Today we announce that we no longer support port forwarding. New port forwards will no longer be supported, and existing ports will be removed 2023-07-01.
The Signal Protocol is a set of cryptographic specifications that provides end-to-end encryption for private communications exchanged daily by billions of people around the world. After its publication in 2013, the Signal Protocol was adopted not only by Signal but well beyond. Technical informat...
We are beginning to upgrade people’s personal conversations on Messenger to use end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default. Meta is publishing two technical white papers on end-to-end encryption: Our …
Introducing a novel technique for e-mail spoofing
