Understanding the different Maslow need levels for privacy
When we aspire to have privacy, we may do so for a number of different reasons. All these reasons are valid, but some are more urgent than others, psychologically speaking.…
General Privacy News
Researchers show it’s possible to steal someone’s password using WiFi signals
Wifi hotspots can be used to steal your passwords - this is a warning almost as old as public wireless hotspots are. However, there is a new theoretical attack vector…
Activists sue the DOJ and FBI to protect anonymous donations under the First Amendment
Giving an anonymous donation to a legal defense fund should not result in the FBI having your information, but that’s exactly what happened to hundreds of donors to a foundation…
How to talk to your non-tech friends about Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality is being discussed again, and it's important that your friends understand why this concept is crucial. Instead of explaining it in typical technical terms, it's usually better to…
France blocked or removed over 2,700 websites in 2016
Authorities in France ordered the blockage or removal of over 2,700 websites in 2016, according to Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux. The orders were designed to minimize extremist content online.…
How the copyright industry works methodically to erode your civil liberties and human rights
In a previous column, I outlined how the copyright monopoly is fundamentally, irreparably incompatible with privacy at the conceptual level. While the copyright industry may appear behind the times --…
Told you so: Airport-style identity checks coming to train travel
Several European countries will start requiring photo ID from passengers to ride trains, similar to airport identity checks. The requirement concerns the high-speed Thalys and Eurostar services in Europe, with…
Cameroon is actively blocking internet access in the English-speaking parts of the country
Bamenda, the English speaking region of Cameroon, is currently undergoing an internet blockade followed the ban of two political organizations, Southern Cameroons National Council and the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society…
With the TPP and the TTIP gone, what threat to liberty comes next?
Asia Nikkei has just reported that the Trump administration has formally withdrawn from the TPP, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a protectionist agreement masquerading as a free trade agreement. This also indicates…
Amnesty issues scathing report on European erosion of privacy and other liberties
Amnesty International has issued a report criticizing most European governments for rapidly eroding the foundations of liberty. The last years, Amnesty writes, have marked an attitude shift in policy that…