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Behavioral biometrics: Websites and apps are learning from how you type, hold your phone, and use your mouse

Updated on Jun 16, 2026 by Danica Sergison

How often do you hold your phone in your left hand?  How big are your hands?  Do your hands shake when you type or move a mouse?  If your pointer…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Surveillance

After call to implant microchips in people awaiting trial, are they about to become the next threat to our privacy?

Updated on Aug 6, 2020 by Glyn Moody

Last year, Privacy News Online wrote about the Swedish SJ Railways allowing customers to use under-the-skin microchip implants for "easy" ticket purchases. That might have seemed a one-off bad idea,…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments

TLS 1.3 is Coming – an Opportunity for Amazon, Google and Microsoft to End Censorship

Updated on Aug 26, 2020 by Derek Zimmer

A new standard for cryptography is on the horizon, called Transport Level Security 1.3 (TLS 1.3). TLS 1.3 is a major update to cryptography, and fundamentally changes how websites and…

Categories: Censorship, Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments

How to improve your gaming experience with a VPN

Updated on Jan 28, 2024 by Jayson Q.

There are many webpages that you can read online which will detail why you should use a VPN whilst gaming with claims such as it will solve latency (ping) issues,…

Categories: General Privacy News, Guides, VPN

5 tips for helping children think critically about privacy

Updated on Jun 16, 2026 by Danica Sergison

Navigating our increasingly connected digital world can be difficult for the privacy-conscious parent.  There are many decisions to make about how children engage safely and protect their privacy online, including…

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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
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