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Starting December 1st, China’s new MLPS 2.0 cybersecurity laws will require submission of a facial scan to receive internet access

Updated on Jul 26, 2021 by Caleb Chen

China’s new MLPS (Multi-level Protection of Information Security) 2.0 cybersecurity laws goes into full effect on December 1st, 2019 and will see all internet service providers (ISPs) and mobile data…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

South African court rules that mass surveillance by the government is illegal

Updated on Aug 26, 2020 by Caleb Chen

A South African court has ruled that mass surveillance, specifically bulk communication of communications, is illegal for the government to participate in.  A longstanding court case between the amaBhungane Centre…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

The Hong Kong protests reveal how our faces are becoming a key battleground for privacy and freedom

Updated on Aug 2, 2021 by Glyn Moody

The protests in Hong Kong are much in the news. But for readers of this blog, there's a particular reason why they are of interest. Mainland China is well known…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Thailand orders restaurants and internet cafes offering public WiFi to log your internet history

Updated on Aug 2, 2021 by Caleb Chen

Thailand has ordered all restaurant and cafe owners who provide WiFi to start storing the internet history of patrons for at least 90 days. This new announcement came at a…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments

US Court says that states can ignore FCC and pass their own net neutrality laws

Updated on Jul 21, 2021 by Caleb Chen

A circuit judge has ruled that States can enact their own net neutrality laws - like California is doing - and that isn’t against the current federal rules on net…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Why you need to use a VPN when using WiFi at coworking spaces like WeWork

Updated on Jan 29, 2024 by Caleb Chen

You should never use the internet at a coworking space like WeWork without public internet. Many coworking spaces have what’s akin to a public WiFi network without any security precautions.…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, VPN

Web sites have a problem after top EU court rules that pre-ticked checkboxes for tracking cookies aren’t valid for consent

Updated on Oct 25, 2021 by Glyn Moody

Last week we wrote about two important judgments from the EU's top court – the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). It has just released another long-awaited ruling…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Millions of smartphones vulnerable to SimJacker mobile phone exploit

Updated on Jul 22, 2021 by Caleb Chen

Earlier this month, Adaptive Mobile Security released a report on a vulnerability and set of exploits which have since been named SimJacker. Adaptive Mobile Security showed that this attack vector…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Surveillance

New treaty will allow UK to request data, not backdoor, from US social media companies like WhatsApp

Updated on Jul 15, 2021 by Caleb Chen

Social media apps like WhatsApp will be obligated to share what they share with the US with the UK under a proposed United States, United Kingdom treaty called the CLOUD…

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

Top court says “right to be forgotten” doesn’t always apply outside EU – and orders search engines to manipulate results

Updated on Nov 19, 2021 by Glyn Moody

One of the more controversial elements of EU data protection law is the so-called "right to be forgotten" (RTBF), which dates back to 2014. This allows EU citizens to request…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments
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