The Golden Rule of Big Tech’s Social Responsibility
Have you ever played a game of Monopoly and realized you started abusing your power halfway through the game? It might have seemed innocent at first, but that’s what power…
General Privacy News
Meta Offers Ad-Free Subscriptions in EU, but Is Banned from Using Behavioral Advertising without Consent
One of the most important and longest-running privacy battles has been taking place over Meta’s use of behavioral ads on Facebook and Instagram. As we shared back in August, the…
Contextual Advertising Should Be Great for Privacy, But It Risks Being Undermined
We've been discussing the privacy advantages of contextual advertising – a system that places ads based on a webpage’s content and not who's viewing it (also known as behavioral advertising)…
Let’s Talk About Software Updates & Why They Matter
Software updates might annoy us when they pop up randomly and want us to restart our devices in the middle of whatever we’re doing, but they serve an important purpose.…
What Is MFA? How to Set Up Multi-Factor Authentication
Relying on a username and password used to be enough to keep your accounts secure — but not anymore. A combination of weak passwords, freely accessible email addresses, browser-saved logins,…
Is Google Listening to You? Yes, and Here’s How to Stop It
Have you ever seen ads pop up on websites and social media feeds about something you’ve just talked about? I have, countless times, and it creeps me out every time.…
How to Disable Microsoft Keylogger (Windows 10 & 11)
Microsoft's keylogger lets the company record and process your keystrokes, so it can track anything you type on your keyboard. According to Microsoft, only specific employees have access to the…
Will the New European Media Freedom Act Mean Freedom to Spy on Journalists and Spread Disinformation?
The European Union's important new law, the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), is likely to have an impact well beyond the EU’s borders. Unfortunately, that impact will be negative in…
Tired of Getting CAPTCHAs with a VPN? Here’s How to Avoid Them
It’s happened again. You log into your VPN, pick your location, open your web browser, and — CAPTCHA. But why? Isn’t downloading a VPN designed to stop these types of…
Process Mining: The Next Stage in Workplace Surveillance, and a Potential Threat to Employee Freedom
PIA blog first wrote about the normalization of workplace surveillance six years ago. A new report from Cracked Labs called Monitoring, Streamlining and Reorganizing Work with Digital Technology shows how…