How a VPN can protect your internet history from The Patriot Act & the FBI
If passed as is, the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 will expand the infamous Section 215 of the Patriot Act to allow the FBI to view your internet search…
Caleb Chen
Caleb Chen is a digital currency and privacy advocate who believes we must #KeepOurNetFree, preferably through decentralization. Caleb holds a Master's in Digital Currency from the University of Nicosia as well as a Bachelor's from the University of Virginia. He feels that the world is moving towards a better tomorrow, bit by bit by Bitcoin.
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UK’s largest airline, easyJet, reveals January 2020 breach of 9 million customer records
The largest airline in the United Kingdom, easyJet, revealed that they had been hacked by a “sophisticated attack” in January of 2020. All in all, approximately 9 million customers were…
Tell your House Representative to vote against letting the FBI access internet history without a warrant
The Patriot Act is up for renewal with the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act and this bill as-is allows the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Justice (DOJ) to…
Noyb files complaint against Google under GDPR, saying Android Advertising ID can be tracked
Every phone has an Android Advertising ID and it can be used to track your phone’s actions - and tied back to your identity. A privacy advocacy group called Noyb…
Privacy News Online Week in Review (May 15th, 2020)
Privacy News Online provides a “Week in Review” with privacy news summaries from around the world. Keep up to date with what has happened in the online privacy world over…
Salami seller peddles his own meat to customer by using her contact tracing details
A New Zealand woman went to a Subway restaurant for a regular purchase of a sub sandwich, but then went home to an unpleasant surprise: unwanted advances from the man…
These are the 37 Senators that voted to let the FBI seize your internet history without a warrant
A key amendment to the USA Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2020 (H.R. 6172) that would have required authorities to obtain a warrant before gaining access to American internet browsing and…
Congress plans to expand Patriot Act with DOJ access to your web browsing and search activity without a warrant
The infamous Patriot Act, which uses the threat of terrorism to expand surveillance over American citizens, is up for renewal under the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act - which is set…
Does California’s Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee actually care about privacy?
The Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee of the California Assembly is supposed to have an obvious, eponymous purpose - but doesn't seem to. There’s a new “online privacy” bill in…
Hungary suspends some GDPR privacy protections as part of COVID-19 “state of emergency”
The Hungarian government is suspending portions of the GDPR as part of their COVID-19 response. They are allowed to do so because the country is under a state of emergency…