Tails OS: The Amnesic Operating System That Covers Your Tracks
If you've ever done something super sneaky and prayed that no one would ever find out, you're in a similar position to Edward Snowden when he leaked highly classified information…
Amazon has Been Lobbying Hard Against Privacy Protections – Mostly with Success; Who’s Smiling Now?
Recently, this blog explored the allegations by 17 US states that Google had abused its monopoly power to stifle competition, and delayed the EU's ePrivacy legislation. Hard on its heels…
Interview With Casey Crane – The SSL Store
Casey Crane, Content Manager of The SSL Store, told us that her company takes complex information and helps companies understand what they need to know, how things affect them, and how…
Google Allegedly Boasted of Slowing Down and Delaying ePrivacy Regulation, Accused of Colluding with Facebook
Back in December last year, Texas and nine other US states sued Google alleging that the company enjoys monopolistic power, and that it is stifling competition. Google called this a…
Interview With Tamas Kadar – SEON Technologies
We interviewed the CEO and Co-Founder of SEON, and found out that his company protects companies from fraud and allows them to grow and scale their company. Private Internet Access: What…
Belgium, GDPR Superpower, About to Rule Leading Ad Tracking Framework is Illegal
This blog's posts can often seem a depressing series of stories about privacy loss. But there are some major fightbacks happening in the background, many of which require the slow…
“Complexity is Fraud”: Why We Must Drop Micro-Targeted Ads to Help Publishers and to Protect Online Privacy
It has been clear for years that the widespread use of micro-targeted advertising and real-time bidding represents a huge threat to online privacy. Fortunately, an alternative approach is already to…
5 Really Wrong Myths About US-Based VPNs [Digital Privacy]
VPNs based in the United States frequently get unwarranted criticism, claiming that, by nature of them being based in the US, they are somehow “less secure” or “less private” than VPNs based…
Top Security Experts Warn: Client-side Scanning “Tears at the Heart of Privacy of Individual Citizens”
A couple of months ago, this blog wrote about Apple's Expanded Protections for Children, which turned out to mean client-side scanning (CSS). That is, code on your smartphone would be…
Hacking the World – Part 4: The Cost and Future of Hacking (Plus: Safety Tips)
Each week in October, as part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we'll publish an article packed with facts and stats, to give you an in-depth look at the state of cybersecurity…
European Parliament Calls for Bans on AI-based Biometric Recognition in Public Spaces, Predictive Policing, and Social Scoring
Back in April, Privacy News Online reported on an important set of proposals from the European Commission to regulate the use of artificial intelligence within the EU. It contained some…
Do We Really Want Amazon’s Internet-Connected Autonomous Surveillance Robots Wandering Around our Homes?
It might seem strange that Amazon has figured so many times on this blog, what with its facial recognition service, eavesdropping Alexa devices, Ring home surveillance, and Halo wearable device.…
Facebook’s Very Bad, No Good Week: What It Means for Privacy, and How to Make Things Better
On 5 October, Mark Zuckerberg sent a note to Facebook employees, beginning: "Hey everyone: it's been quite a week, and I wanted to share some thoughts with all of you."…
Hacking the World – Part 3: The Hackers and the Hacked
Each week in October, as part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we'll publish an article packed with facts and stats, to give you an in-depth look at the state of cybersecurity…
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is Great for Catching Bad Actors; But It Can Also Be Used Against the Good Ones – You and Me
Most people have heard of open source these days – after all, it has conquered every aspect of computing, with the possible exception of the desktop. But Open Source Intelligence…