Facebook faces lawsuit for spying on Instagram users with camera
Facebook is facing a lawsuit which alleges that the Instagram app spied on users through their cameras. Earlier this year, an update to iOS which included privacy warnings when an…
General Privacy News
Web sites shared over 100 trillion pieces of our personal data last year: time to stop real-time bidding’s blatant disregard of privacy
Last week Privacy News Online wrote about developments in the long-running battle between the privacy campaigner Max Schrems and Facebook. One of the key issues there is the failure by…
Russia wants to outlaw TLS 1.3, ESNI, DNS over HTTPS, and DNS over TLS
The Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media has released a draft law which outlines plans to outlaw TLS 1.3, ESNI, DNS over HTTPS, and DNS over TLS.…
Choosing a VPN for the WeChat and TikTok Ban: Paid VPN vs. Free VPN
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are a popular and effective way to bypass bans. Recently, the governments in India and the United States have banned certain apps like WeChat and TikTok…
Starting Sunday, TikTok and WeChat banned in US: American users will need a VPN
The United States government has officially banned TikTok and WeChat from American phones, citing national security concerns. Starting Sunday, September the 20th, TikTok and WeChat will no longer be allowed…
Researchers were able to figure out which American phone numbers use Signal
Privacy flaws in contact discovery have led to a research team being able to enumerate all American Signal users. Enumeration means that using the contact discovery built into the Signal…
Latest developments in the long-running and crucial Schrems vs. Facebook GDPR privacy battle
Back in July, this blog reported on a major victory for the privacy campaigner Max Schrems at the Court of Justice of the European Union, (CJEU). Following that win, the…
AT&T to offer ad supported phone plans where you give up privacy for $5 to $10
AT&T is planning to offer ad-supported phone plans within a year, according to an exclusive interview that AT&T CEO John Stankey had with Reuters. For those that are keeping track…
SaveOnlineFreeSpeech.org lets you comment against Trump’s “Censor the Internet” executive order
Fight for the Future has unveiled a new website and campaign to Save Free Speech Online: SaveOnlineFreeSpeech.org. The website helps you make a comment on the public record against President…
Welcome to the quantum Internet, with privacy guaranteed by the laws of physics
Quantum computing is gradually moving from the realm of science – and even science fiction – to become a practical technology that is being used in real-life contexts. Three years…