How to protect against keyloggers
Keyloggers – those pesky pieces of malware that track whatever you do on your device. They log all keystrokes you make and can record everything – from the websites you…
General Privacy News
What is Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)?
Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a pretty good way to encrypt your files and emails. It works on the public key-private key method. Let’s say you have a mailbox in…
Why you should use a password manager
“You should always use strong passwords. Also, use a different password for each account. Additionally, you should keep changing passwords regularly.” You must’ve heard this several times. While it sounds…
Why Your Phone’s Data Network is More Secure than Public Wi-Fi
Oh, the sweet lure of a public Wi-Fi. It’s public, it’s free, and it lets you check your social media networks without wasting your mobile data. Don’t you just love…
Why a passcode is better than biometric access
TL/DR: Don't use your fingerprintsor facial recognition as access passwords. Biometric access is not secure. Fingerprints or facial recognition as passwords are not legally protected. You can't change your fingerprints or…
Welcome to the burgeoning, globalized business of implementing government surveillance
That fact that massive surveillance is taking place around the world is hardly a secret, not least since Edward Snowden revealed the extraordinary scale and reach of Western spying. But…
What is Two-Factor or Multi-Factor Authentication?
A colleague got to know your password and BAM, your account is hacked. Strong passwords are good. But they’re not good enough. That’s why you need two-factor or multi-factor authentication.…
The Internet of Things is Surveillance
The IOT is back in the news again this week. A judge has ordered Amazon to turn over audio data from an Alexa device related to a murder investigation. There's…
Data breach laws: would you know if your personal information was compromised?
If your personal information was involved in a data breach, would you know? While it's unfortunately become the norm to see data breaches announced in the headline, it's not always…
Why are people so poor at making privacy choices? What can be done about it?
Privacy News Online explores a rich mix of information about privacy. Things like threats to privacy, privacy wins, ways to enhance privacy. One common thread is how bad people are…