Why I hired Mt. Gox ex-CEO Mark Karpeles as CTO of London Trust Media
Some of the greatest lessons I’ve learned in my life, came from some of the greatest failures in my life. However, when my dreams were met with failure, I was…
General Privacy News
German Supreme Court: Adblocking does not violate copyright
German newspapers had sued AdBlock Plus for everything including the kitchen sink, such as "unfair competition" and copyright violation, for letting users opt out of the newspapers' annoying and insecure…
Russia’s Telegram Ban Is a Fiasco, and It’s Rendering Millions of IP Addresses Inaccessible
Russia officially began implementing its Telegram ban on Monday, and it has gone about as poorly as could be expected. Far from just blocking Telegram, which incurred the ire of…
Thousands of Android Apps Are Violating Child Privacy Laws
Thousands of Android apps are violating a law designed to protect the privacy of children using internet-connected devices, research from the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) shows. Writing in a…
Creative Commons Announces Bassel Khartabil Fellowship and Memorial Fund Recipients
Today, April 15 2018, Creative Commons Executive Director Ryan Merkley announced the recipient of the inaugural Bassel Khartabil Free Culture Fellowship and the Memorial Fund Grantees at the 2018 Creative…
China is breeding its population to select for governmental obedience in “Social Credit Score” program
Two and a half years ago, we were one of the first to write about China's new "social credit score" program, which rewards obedient citizens and punishes rebellious can-do-betters. Two…
Pavel Durov: A VPN Does Bypass Russia’s Telegram Ban
Telegram users in Russia will now need to install a VPN to ensure that they have uninterrupted access to the popular encrypted messaging app. On April 13, a Russian court…
Chinese Police use facial recognition to apprehend one person among crowd of 50,000
Chinese police have used automated face recognition cameras to identify and apprehend a fugitive among a stadium crowd of 50,000. This marks a decisive shift in the possibility to be…
Rhode Island Lawmaker Pulls Porn Censorship Bill, Citing Its ‘Dubious Origins’
A Rhode Island lawmaker has a yanked a controversial porn censorship bill, citing its “dubious origins.” The “Human Trafficking and Prevention Act” (HTPA), versions of which are circulating in more…
US Senators Introduce ‘Privacy Bill of Rights’ in Wake of Facebook Data-Harvesting Scandal
Two US senators have introduced a bill that seeks to establish a “privacy bill of rights” for American consumers and prohibit social media platforms and other websites from sharing or…