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New German law would force ISPs to allow secret service to install trojans on user devices

Updated on Aug 26, 2020 by Caleb Chen

A new law being proposed in Germany would see all 19 federal state intelligence agencies in Germany granted the power to spy on German citizens through the use of trojans.…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments

Brazil plans to bring in a “fake news” law, with serious implications for everyone’s privacy, no matter where they live

Updated on Jul 8, 2019 by Glyn Moody

The world's attention is rightly focused on the terrible new National Security Law in Hong Kong. But, as ever, there are bad things happening to human rights elsewhere as well.…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments

HongKongers prepare for China and new national security law by scrubbing digital footprint

Updated on Aug 26, 2020 by Caleb Chen

As China takes over Hong Kong with a new national security law, Hongkongers prepare by cleaning up their social media presence. Before, under the now demolished “one country, two systems”…

Categories: Censorship, Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Act now to protect encryption and make sure that there is no EARN IT Act passed

Updated on Aug 6, 2020 by Caleb Chen

A new anti-encryption bill proposed by Senator Graham will face a key vote this week, and activists are working to make sure that the bill does not pass. The bill…

Categories: Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments

TikTok seems to be copying and pasting your clipboard with every keystroke

Updated on Jan 30, 2024 by Caleb Chen

A new privacy feature in iOS 14 has revealed that TikTok is copying the contents of your clipboard with every keystroke. The new feature - called paste notifications - shows…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Social Media

Billions of internet activity records tracked by Oracle’s BlueKai leaked online

Updated on Jun 22, 2019 by Caleb Chen

BlueKai, a company bought by Oracle in 2014, has leaked. The database of internet activity records was left on the open web in an unsecured server. The leaked data was…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Surveillance

When the home is no data protection haven: addressing privacy threats from intimate relationships

Updated on Jan 30, 2024 by Glyn Moody

Privacy is one of the key concerns of people using digital technology. Of course, this blog has been warning about threats in this area for years, but it's common now…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Surveillance

The coming Pakistan VPN ban: PTA sets deadline for VPN users to register by June 30th

Updated on Aug 2, 2021 by Caleb Chen

The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has issued a reminder that all VPN users need to register their VPN tunnel with their internet service provider (ISP) by June 30th, 2020. This…

Categories: Censorship, Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, VPN

Government drones and aircraft are being used to surveil the ongoing protests in American cities

Updated on Aug 5, 2021 by Caleb Chen

The government is flying predator drones and other military aircraft, well known for their use in foreign combat zones, over US cities to surveil the ongoing protests against police brutality.…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Private Internet Access Next Generation Network now available for beta preview

Updated on Apr 16, 2025 by Private Internet Access

Private Internet Access beta users are now able to access Next Generation VPN servers on the PIA network using out beta desktop clients and mobile apps. To do so, make…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, VPN
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