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US politicians discover personally the pitfalls of facial recognition: is it time to ban it completely?

Updated on Jul 27, 2021 by Glyn Moody

For all the theoretical concerns about the limitations of facial recognition systems, there's nothing like personal experience to hammer the point home. That was confirmed recently when the ACLU ran…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

PMKID Dumping: WiFi Password Attacks are Easier Than Previously Thought

Updated on Jan 30, 2024 by James Gallagher

It’s a little easier to attack some wireless networks than previously thought. That’s because Jens Steube, the developer of the popular password cracking tool hashcat, has found a new way…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News

Big Telecoms with Questionable Motives are Starting VPN Services

Updated on Aug 6, 2020 by Derek Zimmer

We are in a world where everyone is trying to get a hold of your information. Corporations and governments want to know what you're buying, what you're saying, and essentially…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Surveillance, VPN

Smart cities raise important questions about our privacy rights at home and on the streets where we live

Updated on Aug 2, 2021 by Danica Sergison

In the era of artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, our municipalities have an increasing array of tools available to make the places where we live smarter and safer.…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Dedicated first responder network raises privacy, transparency and net neutrality issues

Updated on Nov 18, 2020 by Glyn Moody

Providing first responders such as the police, fire services and paramedics with the best available technology makes sense. Lives can be saved and disasters averted if action is taken as…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments

Google is expanding back into China. What does that mean for freedom of information?

Updated on Aug 5, 2020 by Miles McCain

Google will expand into China and launch a new search engine compliant with the Chinese government’s strict censorship rules, according to a recent report by The Intercept’s Ryan Gallagher. Versions…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments

How to remove yourself from search engine results

Updated on Jan 28, 2024 by Jayson Q.

How to secure your digital identity. With the recent deployment of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (otherwise known as the GDPR), it has never been easier for EU…

Categories: General Privacy News, Guides, Surveillance

When the threat is in your home: Online privacy, security and domestic violence

Updated on Jul 29, 2021 by Danica Sergison

As digital citizens, we often think about how to secure our internet activity and communications from external sources, including Internet Service Providers, governments, and malicious hackers.  For some, including journalists…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News

Why Gmail’s new “confidential mode” is not so great for privacy, and potentially awful for the open Web

Updated on Jan 31, 2024 by Glyn Moody

Gmail is used by well over a billion people worldwide, making it one of the most important online services. Google has recently started rolling out a new design that includes…

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The Internet Cannot be Trusted – Beamsplitters, Backdoors, and Broken Promises

Updated on Jan 26, 2024 by Derek Zimmer

We all know that the Internet is not a fundamentally safe place. With the tremendous gains in information sharing and the conveniences that the Internet brings, come opportunities for exploitation.…

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