How the NSA Spies on Us All – Part 1: The Early Years
This is part 1 of a series. See: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 The National Security Agency (NSA), hides in the shadows and sleeps with one eye open…
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How to Manage and Protect Your Cloud Data
The use of cloud storage is growing at a very significant rate. Cloud storage is predicted to be the most widely used option by 2020 due to many factors including…
What is Tor? A Beginner’s Guide
When you use the Internet, your data can be collected by the websites you visit, ISPs, governments, advertisers, intruders, and more. One of the easiest and most affordable ways to protect…
As facial recognition systems continue to spread, so do concerns about their deployment
Facial recognition is hardly new – Privacy News Online has been writing about the topic for years now. But it is becoming more and more the norm, as some recent…
India now allows government agencies to “intercept, monitor, and decrypt” citizens’ computers
On December 21st, 2018, India expanded its governmental spying powers to an unprecedented level - granting ten new agencies the government writ to "intercept, monitor, and decrypt" data from Indian…
What is Doxing and How Can You Protect Yourself?
Almost all of us are guilty of oversharing on the internet to some degree. Between geo-marked photos, statuses containing personal details about our lives, and Facebook’s “check in” feature, it…
Privacy Climate Change – Slow, Steady, and Destructive Changes to the Web
The Internet is trending toward a highly isolated place that is under constant surveillance. Firstly, we should talk about why these are problems, and then potential solutions. Taken alone, each…
How To Secure Your Devices Before Travelling
Research Local Laws It's important to know the local laws regarding internet usage, and what content may be censored. For example, if you’re travelling to China, you should know that…
How to Get Rid of Viruses on iOS & Android
When you think of viruses, it’s easy to pigeonhole them to desktop computers. After all, they were the bane of the new millennium. Does anyone remember MyDoom, the mass mailer…
If your privacy is the hands of others alone, you don’t have any
If you think regulations are going to protect your privacy, you're wrong. In fact they can make things worse, especially if they start with the assumption that you have no privacy…