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Private Communications Corp. Partners with FreedomPop’s UNREAL MOBILE, the first MVNO to automatically include VPN, Data Compression and Ad Blocking Services

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Private Communications Corp. is pleased to announce that we are the technology provider for just launched MVNO, UNREAL MOBILE’s VPN, compression and ad blocking services. UNREAL MOBILE has been touted as the lowest priced unlimited plan with the most innovative features. UNREAL MOBILE users can choose from several different plans, the lowest starting at only… Read More

Private Communications Corporation and Trinity Mobile Networks Announce Partnership To Provide Seamless WiFi and Cellular Connectivity to Wireless Operators and Consumers

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We are excited to announce that we are partnering with Trinity Mobile Networks to provide seamless WiFi and cellular connectivity to wireless operators and consumers. This collaboration leverages our global networking infrastructure and Trinity’s unique Software Defined Wireless Network to enable enterprises, fleet owners and MVNOs to access the benefits of virtualizing wireless networks for the first time…. Read More

The future of privacy and VPNs are intertwined

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VPNs weren’t originally designed strictly as a privacy tool. Rather, they were created so that remote workers could have access to their company’s network. Over time, they evolved into a great way to protect your data on insecure WiFi networks. In a recent article on ITProPortal, James Longworth, a security expert at Insight UK, argues… Read More

Is your hotel decrypting your encrypted data?

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Being the CEO of Private WiFi means I’m on the road a lot, which also means that I’m constantly staying in hotels as I travel. As you might guess, I’m always logging onto the Internet when I stay at these hotels using the hotel WiFi network. Before I get into the reason why I’m writing… Read More

KRACK bug targets secure WiFi networks

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This past month, researchers have found that a there’s a major flaw in WiFi’s WPA2 security that makes it possible for hackers to eavesdrop on your data when you’re connected to WiFi networks. Called KRACK (short for Key Reinstallation Attack), this flaw is in almost all protected WiFi networks (like the one you probably have… Read More

Three ways a VPN helps you (that you probably didn’t know about)

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If you are a customer (or potential customer) of Private WiFi, you probably know that a VPN protects everything you do online by encrypting your information so that hackers and anyone else on the same network can’t snoop on you. After all, data moving across WiFi networks are just like radio waves and anyone with… Read More

Millennials Need to Care More about Internet Security

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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and so we thought it would be a good time to look at how the most plugged-in sector of our population, millennials, are taking steps to ensure their online security. The National Cyber Security Alliance just released a survey which provides both good and bad news about young… Read More

Why English Soccer Players Won’t Use Public WiFi

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Recently, England’s premier soccer players were warned not to use public WiFi when they travel to Russia to participate in the World Cup in 2018. According to BBC Sports, the team fears that hackers can easily intercept leaks about the team, as well as personal player information, should they login to unsecured WiFi. Team officials… Read More

Harvard Business Review: Don’t Use Public WiFi (Without a VPN)!

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Earlier this year, the Harvard Business Review published a story about the hidden dangers of public WiFi networks and urged everyone to stop using them. They cited a recent study conducted by the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC) in conjunction with Private WiFi which indicated that nearly 80% of people admit to using public WiFi… Read More