Virtual private networks (VPN) could be blocked under new copyright and privacy law being considered by the Senate in Australia.

It may affect a lot of Australian users who used VPN service to unblock websites and bypass geo restrictions. The high increase in VPN usage is happening because Australians are becoming tracked from government agencies online more often every day.

Online censorship takes many forms. Government agencies may block regular foreign e-mail services in order to enforce citizens to use government e-mail that can be easily tracked.  Companies may prevent employees from visiting Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social networks.  Campuses may restrict access to social networoks and etc read more...

Recently, Apple confirmed that Apple iTunes Movies and iBooks have been blocked by authorities.
Trust.Zone VPN offers this easy way to unblock Apple iTunes Movies and iBooks in China and bypass The Great Firewall.  Trust.Zone VPN will allow you to appear to log on from a different location, outside of China, thus bypassing the Apple iTunes Movies and iBooks ban in China. read more...

Recently, Brazil has banned the popular messaging application WhatsApp. Judge in Brazil issued a court order blocking the WhatsApp for 72 hours in the whole country. This case had a short term and successful conclusion. It’s still banned in UAE, Qatar. There are many connectivity issues with WhatsApp, Viber and Skype in China. Last year the UK PM David Cameron expressed a desire to ban WhatsApp, Snapchat, iMessage in the UK.

With a VPN internet users are able to unblock any VoIP and text messaging services like WhatsApp, Snapchat, Viber, Telegram and other. Here is guide how to overcome censorship and blocking of chat applications.

Blogging service Medium is not available in China anymore – according to recent reports. Majority of Medium users in China confirmed that Medium has been blocked by Great Firewall in China. Experts suppose that the main reason is a recent Medium update, allowing publishers to host their content on the site.  It means the blogs that may have previously been banned in the region to become available to internet users in China. A few days ago, Time and The Economist were also blocked by Chinese authorities. The websites were blocked as a result of recently published articles about China.

Internet usage in Qatar has skyrocketed, but Internet access is also heavily censored. The country’s filters primarily ban material that could be considered critical of Islam.  Besides that, Qatar authorities restricted access to political criticism, dating services, sexual health resources, gay and lesbian content and etc. Access to social networking websites is limited.  If you plan on travelling to Qatar, sign up for a VPN before you go to acccess your favorite websites in Qatar, and prevent your activity from being monitored. read more...

Internet usage in Saudi Arabia has increased, but Internet access is also heavily censored by government. 
In 2014, Reporters Without Borders describes Saudi Arabiagovernment as "relentless in its censorship of the media and the Internet", and ranked Saudi Arabia 164-th out of 180 countries for freedom of the press.
The country’s filters primarily ban material that could be considered critical of Islam.  Besides that, Saudi Arabis's authorities block political criticism, dating services, sexual health resources, gay and lesbian content and etc. Access to social networking websites is limited. read more...

Super Bowl is the most awaited sporting event in the US.  This game will determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL). Super Bowl is usually broadcasted by CBS. It's well-known that CBS streams Super Bowl online for free for the US visitors only. Unfortunately, you can’t watch Super Bowl outside the US.

The good news, If you are living outside the USA or travelling abroad Trust.Zone may help you to bring the stadium to your home screen. 

New controversial website-blocking legislation passed in Australian Senate. The law allows copyright holders to receive court orders restricting Australians’ access to overseas websites linked to copyright infringement or piracy.  Once the bill passed into law, file sharing and torrent sites like ExtraTorrent, Pirate Bay and other could be blocked to Australians by the country’s internet service providers. read more...

Are you still browsing the web in Australia without a VPN? If you need a safe and private internet connection to the website and online services - VPN is the best choice to do that.  VPN is able to protect your identity and privacy, overcome restrictions, unblock websites and even save your money.  Read Top 5 reasons why you need a VPN in Australia. read more...