Catalonia is set to have an independence vote this coming Sunday and the Spanish authorities, who say the referendum is unconstitutional, are furious — to the extent that they arrested…
Korea has threatened to block Tumblr should the site not cooperate with the South Korean government to censor pornographic content. The Korean government's position was revealed during a briefing held…
Last month we wrote about the increasing application of big data analysis by police forces, often using software from the shadowy outfit Palantir. But it's by no means the only…
Although many people are well aware of the many threats to their privacy, there is an underlying assumption that the use of strong encryption will always be available to mitigate…
Here on Privacy News Online we've written a number of stories about the privacy implications of DNA. There's an important case going through the Californian courts at the moment that…
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which used to develop standards for the Web, has been captured by the copyright industry. In a doubly controversial vote, the W3C decided that…
The statement "I have nothing to hide" is very popular. But recently reversing this statement has also become very popular: “Give me your bank account login, your email login, your…
It's no secret that personal data has become the key commodity of the online business world. The Internet giants - Facebook, Google, etc. - all provide their services "free", but…
The CIA has had the tools to take over your router for over a decade, according to government documents leaked by Wikileaks. The software, CherryBlossom, is a custom Linux operating…
On October 10, an important committee in the European Parliament will vote on future copyright law. It hangs in the balance, and ordinary people like you and I contacting Members…