'It’s time to punch more holes in the closed Internet' — This free VPN now promises to be even…
- A digital rights group unveils a new version of its free, open-source VPN
- FreeSocks v2 adds Xray-based pluggable proxy to evade VPN blocks
- Post-quantum encryption has also been added for maximum security
With state-sponsored internet blocks growing more sophisticated worldwide, ordinary citizens are finding it increasingly difficult to stay connected. Now, one privacy-focused non-profit is fighting back by completely rebuilding its popular censorship circumvention tool.
Unredacted, a US-based non-profit dedicated to internet freedom, has launched the second generation of its free VPN service, FreeSocks. First released in 2023, the original service successfully issued over 60,000 access keys to users trapped behind digital firewalls.
However, as Unredacted noted in a blog post,censors have refined their blocking skills and become more efficient in blocking VPN and proxy protocols designed to circumvent Internet censorship. "We realized we needed to build FreeSocks from the ground up via a highly flexible system," the...
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