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General Privacy News

Articles 11 and 13 in the New EU Copyright Directive Enable More Surveillance

Updated on Nov 17, 2021 by Derek Zimmer

Privacy activists were caught off guard last week when the EU passed its controversial copyright legislation. The new law has far reaching consequences that technical experts and internet companies alike…

Categories: Copyright, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Here come connected vehicles and urban analytics: what do they mean for privacy?

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 by Glyn Moody

Electric vehicles and driverless cars may get the headlines, but the real revolution on roads is happening elsewhere, silently and out of sight. For twenty years, more and more digital…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

How pervasive real-time bidding for online ads silently undermines your privacy

Updated on Aug 4, 2021 by Glyn Moody

Most people have heard of Moore's Law, which roughly means that computers have doubled in power every few years. One of the benefits of Moore's Law is that it has…

Categories: General Privacy News, Surveillance

An SEO Expert Has Shown How Chrome’s Back Button can be Hijacked to Spy on Users

Updated on Sep 20, 2018 by James Gallagher

For an unknown amount of time, the Chrome browser has contained a vulnerability which allows malicious websites to hijack the back button. This was recently demonstrated with striking effect by…

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The Current Status of WireGuard VPNs – Are We There Yet?

Updated on Jan 30, 2024 by Derek Zimmer

In security circles, WireGuard is an exciting proposition. It is a modern, open-source VPN client and server system that is highly streamlined, lean, and easy to review due to its…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, VPN

Privacy risks for customers and workers in the gig economy

Updated on Jan 25, 2024 by Danica Sergison

In the modern “gig economy”, workers and customers frequently rely on websites and phone apps to schedule, track and evaluate services.  The data gathered and shared through these platforms can…

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How putting artificial intelligence in Google Glass-like systems could both help and harm our privacy

Updated on Aug 4, 2020 by Glyn Moody

Remember Google Glass? Five years ago, it was the hot new accessory for those who wanted to live at the bleeding edge of technology. But once Google Glasses started being…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News

Hardware Acceleration is Here for Routers Using OpenVPN

Updated on Jan 31, 2024 by Derek Zimmer

One of the most popular privacy uses for a VPN is setting up the service on a VPN router. The router protects the entire network behind it by routing all…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, VPN

Beyond the GDPR: here comes the EU’s ePrivacy regulation – but not yet

Updated on Apr 28, 2025 by Glyn Moody

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most important – and controversial – privacy law passed in recent years. Despite its origin in the EU, its reach is truly…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

How to See What Your Router is Exposing to the Internet

Updated on Jan 30, 2024 by James Gallagher

Is your home router a sitting duck with ports open to the world just waiting to be hacked? Let's go over how you can check. First, it's important to start…

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