Popular Chinese VPN Providers Can Learn From Bitcoin’s Encryption Methods
Explaining how VPN encryption works is quite similar to how Bitcoin works at its core. The RSA key associated with the VPN connection encryption operates similarly to a lock. Using the Internet in China has always been a bit of a struggle, simply because the government is very restrictive regarding which content can be accessed by residents. To counter this problem, many Chinese Internet users have signed up for VPN services to bypass the Great Firewall. But as it turns out, even those services are not free from government surveillance, as their lackluster encryption tools are relatively....
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Encryption is one everybody’s mind these days, as consumers want to keep their details safe and secure, whereas government officials are for full information access. WordPress.com has taken the necessary steps to enable HTTPS encryption for all of the subdomains using their platform. Better Late HTTPS Encryption Than Never. It comes as quite a surprise to find out WordPress.com did not offer HTTPS encryption up until now. Even though this blogging platform is one of the most popular ones in the world, such a feature has been lackluster up until late last night. Most other major online....