The Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking personal information, including IP addresses, of all visitors to a political website called disruptj20.org. In total, This past Monday, Dreamhost unveiled details about…
The name "Palantir" bespeaks mystery. Its original meaning is the powerful artifact in Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" that allows direct communications with distant lands. It is now also the…
The hugely popular internet tool, the Wayback Machine by the Internet Archive, has been blocked by an Indian court order. India has a long history of blocking sites that are…
Facial recognition has matured sufficiently that it is cropping up in real-world applications with increasing frequency, as recent Privacy News Online stories attest. There's one well-known company that is more…
Last week, the FCC received two letters - one signed by 11 members of Congress and another signed by 21 members of Senate. The first letter was titled simply: "In…
National identity cards are an emotive topic. In the UK, the ID card debate raged for years before and after the authorities there passed a law in 2006 to introduce…
The European Union is preparing measures that would freeze savers' assets in banks when the solvency of the bank is in question, to prevent a "run on the bank" and…
The recent repeal of broadband privacy protection in the US has highlighted the highly-personal nature of browsing histories. One natural solution is to use a VPN in order to shield…
Verizon's new rewards program, Verizon Up, lets mobile subscribers get rewards and coupons on their bill every time they spend $300 - if they voluntarily agree to enrolling in Verizon's…
The Canadian government is using carrots to lure in new helpers in its quest for mass surveillance powers. A new app called Carrot Rewards is a behavioral modification mobile app…