Two years ago, Privacy News Online wrote about Aadhaar, India's billion-person biometric database, used to check identity, and its potential to become the world's biggest privacy disaster. Barely six months…
Tracking vehicles as a way of carrying out surveillance has been used by governments around the world for years. When exactly it should be allowed is still a hot topic,…
Copyright lawyers could soon be able to seek up to $30,000 in damages from individuals for even the simplest and most unintentional of copyright violations. Earlier this week, the Copyright…
Two years ago, Privacy News Online wrote about Ireland's plans to introduce an identity card by stealth. The Irish government pretended that its Public Services Card (PSC) was not an…
Private Internet Access is removing servers in Brazil and Johannesburg, South Africa. We are leaving South Africa due to the closing of our local datacenter partner’s Johannesburg location. We are…
Hong Kong protesters are so adamant about covering their face and using the latest privacy apps on their smartphones because they understand what is at stake. China will never understand…
How do you unblock WhatsApp if you are unable to use it on your internet? WhatsApp is blocked by default on many school or office networks, and also by some…
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…
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…
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…