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Free encrypted email service ProtonMail has launched an equally free encrypted ProtonVPN service designed specifically to combat online surveillance and censorship. It promises it won’t abuse user trust like Google, Facebook, et al.

Australian tech savvy users are against the blocking of websites that enable the downloading of pirated content and interest in virtual private networks (VPNs) has soared in the wake of the victory of the makers of the Dallas Buyers Club movie in the Australian Federal Court last week.

With increased attention on metadata retention, copyright enforcement, and huge amounts of big and little data collected on everyone, the topic of VPNs is increasingly important.

There's a "public service" website that is currently tracking around 20% of all peer-to-peer downloads.  Has it found you yet?

The trickle of cables has become a flood and there's a new encrypted file on the loose.

It seems as fast as new URLs and IP addresses for Wikileaks and for CableGate are being posted they are being torn down.  By who, we don't yet know.  Here is a short summary of activity in the past couple of hours.

A slow and steady reading of the 80,000 word decision in the iiNet case reveals some interesting pearls.  One of which suggests that owners of licensed content (perhaps a CD or DVD) would be eligible for production cost-only upgrades to new distribution media.

This morning's court decision says iiNet is not responsible for their customers illegal downloads.  Is it "gentlemen, start your engines?"