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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

Privacy is the only working antidote against echo chambers

Updated on Aug 26, 2020 by Rick Falkvinge

Echo chambers are causing real harm to developing a coherent discourse in any subject, but those echo chambers all depend on identity. Replace the identity with privacy, and the echo…

Categories: General Privacy News

Nvidia has made your GPU the newest spying device in your PC

Updated on Nov 18, 2021 by Tyson O'Ham

The newest Windows driver update from graphics silicon manufacturer nVidia comes with more than just game optimizations and bug-fixes (and disappointingly little of those at that.) If you have an…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Surveillance

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…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Remember, remember: Liberties are like muscles

Updated on Aug 26, 2020 by Rick Falkvinge

In the spirit of commemoration, I thought we could mark this November the Fifth by taking some time out of our daily lives and consider again where society is going.…

Categories: General Privacy News

Tired of people circumventing social media blocks, Turkey calls for VPN ban

Updated on Jul 30, 2021 by Caleb Chen

As of a few hours ago, there's a new VPN ban in Turkey. Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority has issued an order to Turkish Internet service providers (ISPs) telling them…

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

WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube blocked in Turkey following arrest of pro-Kurdish political party HDP leaders

Updated on Jul 16, 2021 by Caleb Chen

Social media sites Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube and messaging service Whatsapp are currently being blocked across Turkey according to an incident report by Turkish Internet watchdog organization Turkey Blocks. Originally, Turkey…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media
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