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Can a VPN keep you safe from 36 new 4G LTE security vulnerabilities?

Updated on Jan 30, 2024 by Caleb Chen

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.…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, VPN

Russia’s Roskomnadzor orders VPNs to censor “banned” sites

Updated on Apr 16, 2025 by Caleb Chen

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…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, VPN

US Government proves again that it has no problem spying on American citizens

Updated on Jul 30, 2021 by Caleb Chen

Over fifty individuals - including eight American citizens - are accusing the US government of violating their privacy rights by tracking them in a secret database compiled and shared between…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Privacy News Daily | March 27, 2019

Updated on Aug 3, 2021 by Caleb Chen

Here is the Online Privacy News Update for March 27th, 2018. Today, the world is still coming to grips with the EU Parliament's passing of Article 13 and Article 11…

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AI-based predictive policing systems widely used in US and UK, despite concerns about privacy, and flaws in the approach

Updated on Aug 3, 2021 by Glyn Moody

Back in 2017, Privacy News Online wrote about a massive police system being built in China that would allow "predictive policing" – the ability to spot criminals before they even…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

FTC votes 5-0 to examine privacy practices of internet service providers and mobile broadband providers

Updated on Jul 23, 2021 by Caleb Chen

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued seven letters to internet service providers (ISPs) and mobile broadband providers in the United States demanding a special report regarding their privacy practices.…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

Article 13: EU passes copyright directive which will lead to a more censored internet

Updated on Jul 22, 2021 by Caleb Chen

The European Union (EU) has passed all articles, including Article 13 and Article 11, of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive.  Article 13 of the copyright directive mandates…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments

Tell your representatives today to save net neutrality by supporting the Save the Internet Act of 2019

Updated on Jul 19, 2021 by Caleb Chen

Supporters of net neutrality in America need to mobilize this week as the legislative battle to bring back net neutrality heats up. The current front runner in saving net neutrality…

Categories: General Privacy News

Preparing for Travel – Properly Backing Up Your Android Cell Phone

Updated on Jan 30, 2024 by Derek Zimmer

When I prepare for travel, I take some steps to make sure that my protected data will not be read or otherwise mishandled by customs. I then follow-up with rigorous…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Guides

Russia doubles down on censorship with new ‘fake news’ and ‘internet insults’ law

Updated on Jan 29, 2024 by Caleb Chen

The Russian government has passed a new censorship law that allows it to target individuals and websites for such nondescript crimes as spreading “fake news” and “disrespecting” state symbols of…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments
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