Free VPNs based in Hong Kong caught logging
Several free VPN apps based in Hong Kong logged internet activity from millions of users then left that data unsecured on the internet for anyone to find. This batch of…
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Privacy-loving EU building massive travel surveillance system for visitors that will affect billions of people
As this blog has noted, for all its faults, the European Union's GDPR represents one of the most important attempts to protect digital privacy. Although it concerns the EU and…
Huawei 5G banned in the United Kingdom; must be removed by 2027
The United Kingdom (UK) is banning telecommunications companies from using Huawei 5G equipment. Following sanctions put on Huawei by the United States, United Kingdom Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden told the…
Private Internet Access shuts down VPN servers in Hong Kong due to new national security law
The Hong Kong VPN exit node will return as a geo-located region. Denver, CO, July 14th 2020 -- Effective immediately, Private Internet Access (PIA) is wiping and shutting down our…
New German law would force ISPs to allow secret service to install trojans on user devices
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.…
Brazil plans to bring in a “fake news” law, with serious implications for everyone’s privacy, no matter where they live
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.…
HongKongers prepare for China and new national security law by scrubbing digital footprint
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”…
Act now to protect encryption and make sure that there is no EARN IT Act passed
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…
TikTok seems to be copying and pasting your clipboard with every keystroke
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…
Billions of internet activity records tracked by Oracle’s BlueKai leaked online
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…