Last month we wrote about the increasing application of big data analysis by police forces, often using software from the shadowy outfit Palantir. But it's by no means the only…
Although many people are well aware of the many threats to their privacy, there is an underlying assumption that the use of strong encryption will always be available to mitigate…
It's no secret that personal data has become the key commodity of the online business world. The Internet giants - Facebook, Google, etc. - all provide their services "free", but…
The CIA has had the tools to take over your router for over a decade, according to government documents leaked by Wikileaks. The software, CherryBlossom, is a custom Linux operating…
On October 10, an important committee in the European Parliament will vote on future copyright law. It hangs in the balance, and ordinary people like you and I contacting Members…
Some Chinese high-tech companies may be bigger than you think. The e-commerce giant Alibaba has a market capitalization of over $400 billion. The social media and gaming company Tencent is…
President Donald Trump has called (in a tweet) to "cut off" the internet following the September 15th London Tube bombing. The cited reason? Because it is a terrorist recruitment tool.…
California's State Senate will vote today on A.B. 375 - the California Broadband Internet Privacy Act. The bill forces ISPs to get a customer's express opt-in permission before collecting sensitive…
The 'creator' of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, has been identified. That, at least, is the claim in a recent article by Alexander Muse on Medium. But don't get too excited. The…
Malaysia temporarily blocked Valve's popular gaming engine, Steam, across the entire country on September 8th, 2017 over a 2D brawler called Fight of the Gods. The Malaysian government had given…