How to Stay Safe When Shopping Online
We’ve all been there, especially during the holidays. You see a Black Friday or Cyber Monday deal, it’s from a retailer you’ve not seen before, and it seems too good…
Online Privacy
Should We Be Worried About Doorstep Surveillance – How Surveillance Is Changing Us & Society
Surveillance used to be something that spies did to a few high-value targets using absurdly expensive pieces of specialized equipment. The arrival of the Internet as a mass medium changed…
Everything You Need to Know About Cyberattacks on US Hospitals
When we talk about cyberattack damages, we often calculate them in terms of monetary damages, reputational loss, and general inconvenience. However, when it comes to hospital cyberattacks, the repercussions could…
Real-Time Bidding is Bad for Privacy and Promotes Disinformation
The PIA blog spends a lot of time discussing advertising, which might seem strange. But the sad fact is that today's online advertising model represents the most serious continuing assault…
The EU Is Tackling a Serious Problem with the Wrong Approach: Real-Time Mass Surveillance
One of the most serious new threats to online privacy is currently working its way through the European Union's legislative system. No decent person can be against a regulation "laying…
Can You Browse the Internet Anonymously? Yes, But It’s Tricky
Your personal data is worth almost as much as gold in the digital world. Due to its value, advertisers, the government, websites, and sometimes even ISPs constantly try to collect…
Will Biden’s New EU-US Data Privacy Framework Pass Legal Muster?
President Biden hopes that it's third time lucky for the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), implemented last week with an Executive Order (EO) on "Enhancing Safeguards for the United…
Burgeoning Mass Surveillance in the US by Police, Immigration, Customs, and Military
A couple of weeks ago, the PIA blog had a long and detailed post about Fog Reveal. Long story short, Fog Reveal provides law enforcement with easy and often warrantless…
Fog Makes Police Surveillance Easier and Cheaper — But at What Cost to Your Privacy?
Law enforcement agencies across the US can now track potential suspects and witnesses, without setting off alarm bells, using Fog Reveal. This cheap and effective software from Fog Data Science…
How to Find Hidden Cameras Anywhere with These 5 Simple Steps
You’re on a much-needed vacation at your favorite resort or holding a one-on-one meeting in a conference room. Imagine being asleep in your hotel room or having a conversation in…