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Interview With Scott Schober – Berkeley Varitronics Systems

Updated on Apr 16, 2025 by Private Internet Access

PIA spoke with Scott Schober, CEO of Berkeley Varitronics Systems, about his background in cybersecurity, what he learned after becoming the target of persistent cyberattacks, and what are some of…

Categories: General Privacy News, Interviews

The Patriot Act: Surveillance Before & After 9/11

Updated on Jan 25, 2024 by Kristin Hassel

The events of 9/11 shook the world, and rightly so — the devastation left US citizens stricken with fear. We were willing to do anything to protect ourselves and our…

Categories: General Privacy News

Private Internet Access Now Has 50 Servers in 50 US States

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Kristin Hassel

While legislators play catch-up with cybercrime, Private Internet Access is helping Americans take matters into their own hands with our 50 Servers in 50 States campaign. We now offer physical…

Categories: Announcements, General Privacy News

The Next Level of Surveillance: Real-Time AI Detection of Emotions in Video Streams

Updated on Jan 26, 2024 by Glyn Moody

Surveillance once meant large-scale government spying on citizens, mostly to identify criminal activity, such as terrorism. But things have advanced quite a lot now. Surveillance has even moved into the…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

How New Copyright Laws Threaten Privacy and Freedom of Speech

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Glyn Moody

There’s a new US bill that everyone in the privacy world should know about — it goes by the name of “Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies Copyright Act of…

Categories: Censorship, Copyright, General Privacy News, Social Media, Surveillance

How to File Taxes Online Securely in 2024

Updated on Jan 30, 2024 by Zachery Brasier

Oh no, it’s that time of the year again – tax season. Time to break out the calculator and navigate through complex Internet Revenue Service (IRS) instructions! You might get…

Categories: General Privacy News

How to ​Escape The ‘Smartphone Duopoly’ of Apple & Google with Sailfish OS

Updated on Jan 24, 2024 by David Rutland

There’s a shocking lack of diversity in the smartphone market. Either you’re boasting an iPhone in your pocket or you’re carrying around an Android. But Google spies on your stuff,…

Categories: General Privacy News, Guides

Phishing, Smishing & Vishing: What You Need to Know & How to Protect Yourself

Updated on Apr 11, 2022 by David Rutland

My career is about to take off — at least it is if I was to believe the number of companies looking at my LinkedIn profile over the past few…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Guides, Social Media

How a Few Thoughtless Words about Privacy Led to Huge Political and Economic Headaches for the US and EU

Updated on Jan 25, 2024 by Glyn Moody

One of the most surprising developments in recent years is how privacy - something that by definition is about small, intimate things – has become a major global force in…

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

Surprisingly, the UK Has a Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner: He’s Rather Good

Updated on Jan 25, 2024 by Glyn Moody

CCTV surveillance has been covered many times on PIA blog. Most of the stories are depressing tales of increased surveillance and loss of privacy. One of the worst offenders in…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance
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