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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days ago

Microsoft Mysteriously Freezes Accounts for VeraCrypt, WireGuard, Windscribe

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Microsoft Mysteriously Freezes Accounts for VeraCrypt, WireGuard, Windscribe

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days ago

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'I cannot sign drivers, which means I cannot ship updates for WireGuard for Windows,' the creator of the VPN protocol says. On X, a Microsoft rep says he's working to get accounts unblocked.

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full disk encryption and VPNs wont do anything if the OS just starts snitching on you anyways…

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