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THE US GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATES GOOGLE’S “PROJECT NIGHTINGALE”, SUSPECTS MASS COLLECTION OF MEDICAL DATA

As first reported by The Wall Street Journal and later corroborated by The New York Times, A partnership between tech giant Google and Ascension, the second largest healthcare provider in the US, allowed the secret collection of the health records of millions. According to the report, Google employees had access to the private records, with some even suspected of actively downloading the information from Google’s Cloud servers.

The world wide web holds an endless amount of information. The use of all this data was recently brought up before the courts, and no, we are not referring to the whole social media fact-checking extravaganza. Nowadays, a growing number of companies offer data collection and analysis services. One major tool these companies use is data scraping. Usually, web scraping only involves collecting data from what is considered the open Internet.

VPN services have seen extreme growth in popularity in recent years, as concerns regarding online privacy continue to grow. Not only that, but the increase in censorship and geo-restrictions also caused many to start using these services.

Even so, every VPN user likes to believe that they are safe thanks to their privacy apps, which might not always be the case.

According to a recent report, a new flaw has been discovered that might allow hackers to hijack VPN connections of some devices.

WHAT IS A PROXY NETWORK?

In order to explain the concept of residential proxies, we have to define what a proxy is in the first place. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a proxy server is ‘a computer system that facilitates the exchange of data between users on a network’. The main reason to use a proxy server is for greater security, for example, forwarding requests across a firewall.

The internet is a big and anonymous place… or is it? As you would have probably guessed, it is very far from that. When we surf the web, interact with different apps and websites and buy stuff online, we are almost the opposite from anonymous. Each and every step and action we take is monitored and tracked, and this data being gathered may and will be used against us by more people and companies than we would probably like.

According to a recent report, there is a new hacking group out there with rather advanced skills, which managed to compromise as many as 11 IT service providers. The group was reported by security researchers working at Symantec, whose theory is that the hackers’ end-goal might be to gain access to the IT providers’ customers.

Proxy management can be a serious issue and anyone who has worked on a web scraping project knows it very well. Proxies are (or at least should be) an integral part of the web scraping process because they offer many benefits.

However, it can be slightly overwhelming to choose the right proxy, especially if you’re still learning the basics. There are a couple of different options to choose from and to decide on the right one for your project, you need to consider a few different elements.

Virtual Private Networks, better known as VPNs, have become a necessity for internet users everywhere. They allow internet users to connect to an isolated network privately and securely.

This technology ensures a private and encrypted connection thanks to what is known as a VPN tunnel, through which the internet traffic passes.

There are a couple of different types of VPNs to choose from as different people require particular features from their VPNs. Therefore, it’s good to know what types of VPNs exist, how they differ, and who can benefit from which type the most.

A proxy server is a computer that acts as an intermediary between the user’s computer and the Internet. Proxies can be used for a multitude of different reasons, such as sharing internet connections on a local area network, hiding your IP address, accessing websites that are blocked due to geographical restrictions, etc. Whether you work for a large company, or use the internet at home a proxy can enhance your online experience.

Since its inception, the world wide web has been a free and unbiased source of information for worldwide users. However, as the internet closely follows the rules of the world we live in, it has also come to be much different than it was originally designed.

Lately, there has been a lot of panic online regarding the subject of net neutrality. People all around the world have protested against the end of net neutrality, and for a good reason.

Over the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about media censorship and how it affects people. Different countries have different laws which state what is and what isn’t allowed to be shown on television or looked at on the internet.

It’s up to governments now to decide which content can be viewed freely and, on the other hand, what should be banned.

However, some countries take all this a step too far and enforce media censorship which robs people of a huge amount of content. Currently, the people of China and Turkey are going through some rigorous bans and media censorship laws.

When someone enters the world of proxies, they do so with a pressing concern in their mind. Should I choose a cheap proxy or a premium proxy service? Is paying for a premium proxy worth it? Based on your warm reception of our recent cheap vs. premium VPN overview – we decided to create one for proxy services as well.

Most of us understand that there must be some value in the service to start with, or else people wouldn’t use it at all.