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Telegram is preparing to fight the Russian authorities over crypto keys

Updated on Aug 2, 2021 by David Meyer

The encrypted messaging app Telegram continues to have a tough time in Russia. Having previously been threatened with blockage for not providing operational information, Telegram has now been hit with…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

WPA2 KRACK leaves your device vulnerable on every WiFi network

Updated on Jan 30, 2024 by Caleb Chen

Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) has been proven to be insecure - leaving your device vulnerable on pretty much all wireless networks, whether they are public or private. The WPA2…

Categories: Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News

Brazilian politician: “Freedom of expression is guaranteed, but it cannot be anonymous”

Updated on Aug 6, 2020 by Caleb Chen

Freedom of expression is not doing well in Brazil. A new law approved last Thursday by the Brazilian Congress allows political parties and candidates to force social media companies to…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Key transatlantic data flows under threat as US surveillance laws clash once more with EU privacy protections

Updated on Oct 25, 2021 by Glyn Moody

We wrote recently about clouds gathering over the Privacy Shield framework that governs transatlantic data flows for thousands of US companies. As that post explained, even if the Privacy Shield…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Why does Britain want to put the public in prison for fact-checking claims in the mainstream media?

Updated on Jul 22, 2021 by Rick Falkvinge

British Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced a fifteen-year prison sentence for watching terrorist propaganda, whatever that means this week. There is an exception for academics and journalists with "legitimate…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

These 13 House Reps sponsored a bill to legalize mass surveillance on Americans and called it the USA Liberty Act

Updated on Jul 18, 2021 by Caleb Chen

On October 6th, House Representative Goodlatte and 12 other Representatives proposed the USA Liberty Act (H.R. 3989) - which would renew the currently active NSA's mass surveillance programs. We've known…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Britain announces 15 years in prison for reading banned literature

Updated on Aug 6, 2020 by Rick Falkvinge

British lawmakers have announced 15 years in prison for taking part of banned literature. However, the threat of prison only covers new story formats that lawmakers think don't deserve the…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Skype is officially blocked in Qatar – WhatsApp, Viber, Duo, and Facetime are also inaccessible

Updated on Aug 2, 2021 by Caleb Chen

Qatar is still blocking popular Voice over IP (VoIP) apps such as Skype, Facetime, Duo, Viber, and WhatsApp. In September, Saudi Arabia lifted its ban on Skype and WhatsApp. The…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

UK privacy laws may allow 230 million Americans to demand personality profiles created by Trump’s big data ally

Updated on Jul 30, 2021 by Glyn Moody

Earlier this week, Facebook released a statement about ads it carried which had been paid for by Russian sources. It now says that around ten million people in the US…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Big Canadian ISP is actually asking the Canadian Government for Internet censorship

Updated on Aug 6, 2021 by Rick Falkvinge

Bell Canada, one of Canada's major ISPs, is requesting the Canadian government to create a governmental censorship regime, blacklisting resources that Canadians shall not be reading. According to Bell Canada,…

Categories: Censorship, Copyright, General Privacy News, Governments
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