In an exclusive interview from Web Summit, Chelsea Manning and Harry Halpin explain why traditional privacy tools like VPNs are failing in an era of AI surveillance and how NymVPN’s mixnet technology could be the solution for true digital anonymity.
There are typically two approaches to protecting your privacy online. If your motto is that just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you, then VPNs and Tor will be your go-to solution. The more lackadaisical might shrug their shoulders and repeat the mantra: if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.
At this year's Web Summit in Lisbon, Harry Halpin, CEO of Nym Technologies SA, and security consultant and former intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning warned that both approaches are naive and foolish in a world where censorship-minded nation-states or prying authorities are watching your every move online.
Chelsea Manning, a former US Army intelligence analyst, knows all about the digital threats against society. After leaking military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks in 2010, her disclosures sparked debates on government transparency and accountability.
Arrested in 2010, she was convicted and sentenced to 35 years in prison in 2013. Manning spent nearly seven years behind bars. Despite her controversial past, her role in exposing systemic abuses continues to influence discussions on privacy, digital rights, and the ethics of...
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