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Online Security

Android Security: Is Android Safe?

Updated on Mar 12, 2024 by Kristin Hassel

People are often die-hard fans of their favorite phone operating system, and usually stay dedicated to one of the two big contenders: iOS and Android. Security is one of the…

Categories: Online Security

Privacy Activists File Complaints against the European Commission and X over Chat Control Ad Campaign

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Glyn Moody

One of the big battles underway in the world of privacy at the moment involves attempts by governments around the globe to undermine encryption. The principal justification for doing so…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media

What’s in the New EU Artificial Intelligence Act, and What Will It Mean for Global Privacy?

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Glyn Moody

The EU has reached a political agreement on its groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence Act, which was first proposed back in 2021. All the main elements have been agreed, but some of…

Categories: Announcements, General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Surveillance

Private Internet Access Is Paying It Forward with Our New Privacy Pass

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Kelly Damon

Private Internet Access (PIA) has taken a firm stance against digital repression for more than a decade. Online privacy is our core value, and over the years, we’ve worked in…

Categories: Announcements, Online Security

EFF Agrees: Protecting Privacy Is the Best Way to Address the Internet’s Biggest Problems

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Glyn Moody

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is probably the best-known organization that's fighting for digital rights. It's just released a new report with a title that's certain to interest the readers…

Categories: Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media, Surveillance

Real-Time Bidding Is Bad for Your Privacy and a Serious Threat to National Security

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Glyn Moody

It’s extraordinary to think that it's been six years since this blog started warning readers about real-time bidding (RTB), the system behind most online ads. In the few hundredths of…

Categories: General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media, Surveillance

Advanced AI Chatbots Can Now Infer Detailed Personal Attributes from General Social Media Posts

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Glyn Moody

It's old news that the exciting new generation of LLM-based AI chatbots posed a serious threat to people’s privacy. But nine months is a long time in the world of…

Categories: General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media, Studies

Contextual Advertising Should Be Great for Privacy, But It Risks Being Undermined

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Glyn Moody

We've been discussing the privacy advantages of contextual advertising – a system that places ads based on a webpage’s content and not who's viewing it (also known as behavioral advertising)…

Categories: General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media, Surveillance

Chat Control, EU’s Plan for Real-Time Mass Surveillance, Takes a Dramatic Turn

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Glyn Moody

We discussed the EU’s plans to undermine end-to-end encryption, generally known as “Chat Control,” a year ago. The proposed law, which intends “to prevent and combat child sexual abuse,” is…

Categories: Censorship, Encryption, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media, Surveillance

Will the New European Media Freedom Act Mean Freedom to Spy on Journalists and Spread Disinformation?

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 by Glyn Moody

The European Union's important new law, the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), is likely to have an impact well beyond the EU’s borders. Unfortunately, that impact will be negative in…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media, Surveillance
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