The march to mandatory, nationwide DNA databases picks up pace around the world
DNA is without doubt one of the new frontiers for privacy – and for the loss of it. As we wrote last year, genetic privacy is becoming a thing of…
General Privacy News
The UK porn block hasn’t started yet, but experts are already doubting its potency
The United Kingdom waits with abated breath to find out when and how porn blocks will be implemented across the country. We are sure of one thing right now, though:…
New leaked documents reveal that NSA can read minds of 4G LTE users
Apparently, sometime in the last year, Mark Zuckerberg’s Brain-Computer Interface, the DoD’s invisibility cloak projects, and a proprietary goop designed with input from Gwyeneth Paltrow have been integrated into every…
Taiwan says no to Chinese influence by blocking Tencent and Baidu’s censored video streaming platforms
Taiwan will block Baidu and Tencent from running video streaming services on the island. This past week, Chiu Chui-Cheng, deputy minister of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, told the Nikkei Asian…
Privacy News Daily | March 29th, 2019
Welcome to the Online Privacy News Update for March 29th, 2018. Today, the world is reacting to. Read below for other privacy related news from today. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/tell-your-reps-to-vote-yes-on-the-ending-mass-collection-of-americans-phone-records-act/ https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/finland-passes-new-surveillance-laws-in-nearly-a-nearly-empty-room-and-without-a-vote/ Google’s Privacy…
NSA phone surveillance may end soon thanks to a bipartisan bill introduced to Congress
A group of bipartisan Senators and House Representatives have introduced legislation that would end the NSA's mass surveillance of American phone records. The bill is titled: "Ending Mass Collection of…
Finland passed new surveillance laws without a vote in a nearly empty room
Earlier this month, Finland's Parliament of Åland passed two new surveillance laws in a nearly empty room. The surveillance laws expand spying powers by military and civilian intelligence agencies and…
Privacy News Daily | March 28, 2019
Welcome to the Online Privacy News Update for March 28th, 2018. Today, the VPN industry let the world know that Russia had asked the world's VPNs to censor websites. Read…
Can a VPN keep you safe from 36 new 4G LTE security vulnerabilities?
A team of four researchers from South Korea's KAIST, the country's premier tech institution, have discovered 36 new vulnerabilities in 4G LTE that have wide ranging security and privacy implications.…
Russia’s Roskomnadzor orders VPNs to censor “banned” sites
The Roskomnadzor, Russia's government censorship agency, has issued formal notices to ten non-Russian VPN providers demanding that they "hook up" to the Roskomnadzor's list of banned sites and start complying…