The Challenges Facing Privacy Apps
When we talk about privacy as a concept, we tend to drill into the benefits of privacy and the crucial role that it plays in our lives as individuals. In…
General Privacy News
Congress is Voting on Net Neutrality!
The House of Representatives are voting on the Save The Internet Act today! As usual, the ISP's are trying to ruin the bill with amendments that would allow them to…
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…
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…