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Google Publishes Chrome Fix For Serious VPN Security Hole - TorrentFreak

Google has published an extension for its Chrome browser that fixes a serious security hole that can reveal a user's real IP address even though they're using a VPN. The vulnerability was made headlines in early 2015 and caused a wave of panic but Chrome users can now mitigate the problem with few clicks.

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  • jmcs
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    This hole is very bad specially for users in... "less democratic" countries. I also don't like the idea of exposing private IP addresses without asking first.

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