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                                ISOC Live posted: "Today, Friday 11 October 2020 at 11am EDT (15:00 UTC) the Internet Society NY Chapter (ISOC-NY) presents a webcast of the VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) Principles Launch, held on September 24. The VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) is a consortium of leading VPN pro"                   </span>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        <p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><a href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/vtiprinciples" style="color:rgb(0,136,204)" target="_blank"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span></a></p><a href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/vtiprinciples" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(213,78,33);border-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(187,187,187);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><img class="gmail-alignright gmail-size-medium gmail-wp-image-12792 gmail-jetpack-lazy-image gmail-jetpack-lazy-image--handled" src="https://i0.wp.com/isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/VTIprinciples.png?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1" alt="livestream" width="300" height="169" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); float: right; padding: 2px; margin: 0px 0px 2px 7px; display: block; clear: none; vertical-align: top; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Today, </span><strong style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Friday 11 October 2020</strong><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> at </span><strong style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">11am EDT</strong><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> (15:00 UTC) the </span><strong style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="https://isoc-ny.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">Internet Society NY Chapter</a></strong><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> (ISOC-NY) presents a webcast of the </span><strong style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="https://www.i2coalition.com/press-release-i2coalitions-vpn-trust-initiative-vti-unveils-the-vti-principles/" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) Principles Launch</a></strong><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">, held on September 24. The </span><strong style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="https://www.i2coalition.com/vpn-trust-initiative/" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">VPN Trust Initiative</a></strong><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> (VTI) is a consortium of leading </span><strong style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">VPN</a></strong><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> providers focused on improving digital safety for consumers by building understanding, strengthening trust, and mitigating risk for VPN users. The </span><strong style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="https://vpntrust.net/assets/pdfs/i2Coalition-VTI-Principles.pdf" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">principles</a></strong><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> offer a set of best practices for VPN providers to bolster consumer confidence, provider accountability, increase VPN adoption and access to the technology’s benefits.</span>
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