Tag: Press Releases
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Press Release: VPN Trust Initiative Expands Trust Seal Program with Annual Accreditation
The VPN Trust Initiative is an industry-led consortium organized by the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition). VTI promotes online safety and privacy by improving transparency, standards, and public understanding across the VPN industry. The technology we advocate is not yet widely understood by policymakers or the general public, even though that technology protects millions of Internet…
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Encryption at Risk: Why Weakening Digital Security Endangers Us All
Strong encryption is a cornerstone of digital security—and it’s under attack by government policies worldwide. Weakening encryption immediately compromises citizens’ privacy, undermines marginalized communities’ ability to communicate safely, erodes cross-border trust, increases compliance uncertainty for businesses. Led by ethical operators in the Internet infrastructure industry, the VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) promotes online safety and privacy…
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VTI Response to French Blocking Ruling: Limiting VPNs is Misguided and Ineffective
VPNs are Essential Tools for Privacy and Security, and Should Not Become a Political Football Today, in a regrettable move, the Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris extended blocking orders to several VPN providers operating within France. The ruling is designed to restrict access to specific websites for users in France, or French overseas territories, risking the…
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VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) Opposes Misguided Legal Effort to Extend Website Blocking to VPNs
For Immediate Release 7 FEBRUARY 2025—Rightsholders are pushing for a restriction on VPN services in France at the Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris, rushing the unjustified extension of blocking orders to VPN providers. The VPN Trust Initiative (VTI), part of the i2Coalition (Internet Infrastructure Coalition), stands firmly against any request for French courts to mandate VPN…
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Press Release: i2Coalition Expands VPN Trust Initiative To Drive Greater Industry Accountability and Hold Industry Partners to a High Standard
***PRESS RELEASE*** i2Coalition Expands VPN Trust Initiative To Drive Greater Industry Accountability and Hold Industry Partners to a High Standard VPN Trust Initiative Seeks to Create Standardized Industry Benchmarks for VPN Providers that Advance Trust and Transparency throughout the Industry for the benefit of VPN users around the world Washington, D.C., May 25, 2022 – The i2Coalition, the…