by Vlad Melnic from Techreport on (#73C39)
Search Interest in Psiphon and Viva VPN is surging in Iran alongside terms like "VPN" and "filter breaker", indicating people from the region are looking for reliable, private communication methods.Iranians seem to be moving awa from standard VPNs, opting for obfuscating tools that work and that can bypass Deep Packet Inspection (DPI).Google Trends queries reflect rapid growth over the past month, and SEO data showing the region's dominance point to demand at scale.Not all VPNs seem to be created equal, especially free ones. There are concerns over low-trust clones and invasive data collection, as well as over the potential of state-sponsored honeypots.The post Iran VPN Search Interest Explodes by Over 2000% Indicating Demand for Private, Unfiltered Communication appeared first on Techreport.