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H.R.M. Queen Elizabeth II gives royal assent to Investigatory Powers Act; Snooper’s Charter becomes law

Updated on Aug 4, 2021 by Caleb Chen

It’s official, the Investigatory Powers Act has received royal assent as of Tuesday afternoon and what has been billed as the most draconian mass surveillance law that has ever officially…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Bipartisan group of Senators introduce S.3475 to delay the DOJ from being able to unconstitutionally hack millions of devices with a blanket warrant under an amendment to Rule 41

Updated on Aug 6, 2020 by Caleb Chen

Rule 41 is set to be changed on December 1st. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is trying to expand the government’s hacking powers to an unconstitutional level using a little-known…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments

The opportunity cost of mass surveillance is lost innovation and jobs

Updated on Jul 30, 2021 by Rick Falkvinge

Surveillance kills jobs and drives investment and innovation elsewhere. Lost among the common talking points of liberty, human rights, and Big Brother, there's a much more economic effect when you…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Under new law, UK could force ISPs to block Reddit

Updated on Jul 30, 2021 by Caleb Chen

The UK government will soon have the power to block any website that doesn’t properly verify your age with a piece of private, personally identifiable information such as your social…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media

In UK, Investigatory Powers Act forces collection of “internet connection records” which allows government to see one year of your internet history

Updated on Jul 16, 2021 by Caleb Chen

The Investigatory Powers Act replaces existing law under the Telecommunications Act and brings government mass surveillance into the Internet age with a bang. The IP Act made it through both…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

120,000 US smartphones found to send private data back to China; millions of Chinese presumably still affected

Updated on Aug 6, 2021 by Caleb Chen

A secret backdoor in some Android smartphones has been discovered by Kryptowire, an American security firm. Kryptowire announced their findings in a press release early Tuesday morning. The backdoor was made…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Lessons of History: Rulers would rather kill people than allow them to share ideas freely

Updated on Jul 19, 2021 by Rick Falkvinge

In my last column, I outlined how the Power of Narrative is the biggest power anybody can hold in society, and the civil unrest that follows when it is handed…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Elections, the Internet, and the Power of Narrative

Updated on Jan 28, 2024 by Rick Falkvinge

Once again, the struggle over the Power of Narrative has been laid bare - just as it was in the 1530s and countless other times in history. Once again, a…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Attend English secondary school? Chances are your online activity is being monitored by classroom management systems

Updated on Jul 16, 2021 by Caleb Chen

A new report published by Big Brother Watch, a UK campaign group for the digital age, showcases their research into how children are tracked online by schools. While filters and…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Under new cybersecurity law, companies in China will store your connecting ip address for six months

Updated on Aug 3, 2021 by Caleb Chen

China today passed a new cybersecurity law that is designed to combat foreign hackers and strengthen China’s position as an “internet power.” What China's new cybersecurity bill will actually do…

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