OpenVPN 2.5.0 – What is Coming to OpenVPN in 2019
OpenVPN is the old guard of the VPN world. It is powerful, stable, and it has a large and enthusiastic dev community backed by multiple commercial interests. A new dot…
Security
What happens to identity and privacy when every biometric can be faked?
Identity and privacy are closely bound up. Typically, you use proof of your identity to access your private information. Alongside traditional approaches like passwords and hardware tokens, biometrics are increasingly…
Google wants to spy on everything you do at home, in every room (including the bathroom), to help “improve” your family
Smart speakers and the Internet of Things are undoubtedly impressive considered purely as technology. That may explain why they are increasingly popular. But as this blog has pointed out a…
You Should Set Up haveibeenpwned Alerts For Your Entire Organization Right Now
In a world where a constant flow of breaches are in the news, it's important to stay on top of compromised accounts for cloud services and respond quickly. Even more…
Privacy Climate Change – Slow, Steady, and Destructive Changes to the Web
The Internet is trending toward a highly isolated place that is under constant surveillance. Firstly, we should talk about why these are problems, and then potential solutions. Taken alone, each…
Facebook doesn’t care about your privacy, it just wants to farm your personal data – these confidential documents prove it
Privacy News Online has published a number of stories about privacy problems with Facebook. But what the company's top management really thinks about the personal information it holds – as…
Privacy Theater – How Privacy Companies Market and What Actually Protects You
Bruce Schneier famously popularized the concept of "security theater" in his 2003 book Beyond Fear. The concept of security theater explains how various nations will engage in "feel good" activities…
Electric vehicles are sending real-time location and diagnostic data to Chinese government monitoring centers
A couple of months ago, this blog noted how modern vehicles are constantly producing large quantities of data, which has important implications for privacy. An Associated Press article published in…
Split Key Cryptography is Back… Again – Why Government Back Doors Don’t Work
Governments in the 5 eyes surveillance alliance have been relentlessly lobbying for the power to force companies to back door their encrypted data. Every year, a new proposal comes through…
Quora Data Breach Affects 100 Million Users
On December 3rd, 2018, the infamous Question and Answer site, Quora announced that the private messages and account information from around 100 million users was exposed by a "malicious third…