Two ways to help preserve privacy in an age of massive leaks and deep hacks
We live in the golden age of leaks. That's not to say that leaks didn't happen before. But the move to digital data and the availability of high-speed Internet connections…
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Get ready for a whole lot more site blocking in the EU, thanks to a new consumer protection law
European Union lawmakers have approved a new consumer protection regulation that, among other things, allows for the wholesale blocking of websites without the need for judicial authorization. The reasoning seems…
Welcome to the brave new world of workplace surveillance
Here on Privacy News Online, we write a lot about government surveillance and its impact on privacy. Sadly, constant spying has been normalized to such an extent that workplace surveillance…
New Italian data retention laws forces ISPs to store phone usage and internet history for six years
Italian internet service providers (ISPs), and telecommunication companies are now forced to store the logs of your electronic communications data (telephone traffic data, electronic communications traffic data and data related to unsuccessful calls)…
What the Sci-Hub saga and DNA testing services can teach us about privacy
Privacy News Online has just written about an "unprecedented" injunction granted by a US judge against the site Sci-Hub. The reach of that injunction is clearly deeply problematic for lots…
US Judge grants “unprecedented” injunction which forces search engines and ISPs to block site over copyright case
A US Judge has granted an injunction that forces search engines and internet service providers (ISPs), not just domain registrars, to block Sci-Hub. Sci-Hub is a free, online archive that…
Indonesia threatens WhatsApp blockage as Afghanistan backs down from its threat
WhatsApp is really getting under the skin of the authorities in certain Asian and African countries. Just in the last couple days, there has been a move to block the…
US Senate hearing confirms Facebook is the perfect surveillance machine: what can we do about it?
Last week's hearings before US lawmakers has provided us with new insights into the workings of companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter, and how they have been subverted by Russia…
Remember, remember: Good evening, London…
It is that time of the year, again. This is worth remembering, every year. https://youtu.be/KKvvOFIHs4k?t=27s Privacy not just remains your own responsibility: the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
France, Spain, Portugal pushing new bill that considers file-sharing a more serious crime than terrorism and child exploitation
France, Spain, and Portugal are now arguing that people sharing music and movies together is a more serious threat to society than terroristic mass murder or child exploitation. This becomes…