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Time to embrace federated analytics – it’s no privacy panacea, but probably the closest we will get to one for many situations

Updated on Oct 25, 2021 by Glyn Moody

A couple of weeks ago, a post on this blog explained how the OpenSAFELY project allowed trusted analysts to run large-scale computation across live pseudonymized patient records inside the data…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News

To work together with law enforcement, Zoom won’t provide end-to-end encryption for free users

Updated on Aug 26, 2020 by Caleb Chen

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan has admitted that he won’t provide end-to-end encryption to free users in favor of being able to work with law enforcement. It has previously been discussed…

Categories: Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News

China moves to take full control over Hong Kong with a proposed national security law in China’s National People’s Congress

Updated on May 21, 2020 by Caleb Chen

Hong Kong will soon have a new national security law implemented without a single vote by a Hong Kongese politician. If that doesn’t sound democratic, that’s because it isn’t. The…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments

UK’s largest airline, easyJet, reveals January 2020 breach of 9 million customer records

Updated on Jan 31, 2024 by Caleb Chen

The largest airline in the United Kingdom, easyJet, revealed that they had been hacked by a “sophisticated attack” in January of 2020. All in all, approximately 9 million customers were…

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Here’s how China has made mass surveillance a “killer application” for AI: will the US do the same?

Updated on Jan 31, 2024 by Glyn Moody

It's increasingly evident that the coronavirus pandemic will cause a radical re-shaping of many aspects of society, not least in the world of privacy. Many people are trying to discern…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Growing storm over UK’s coronavirus tracing app shows how not to do it

Updated on Nov 23, 2022 by Glyn Moody

As this blog noted a couple of weeks ago, many governments around the world are looking to introduce coronavirus tracing apps to help take their countries out of lockdown. The…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Private Internet Access announces third year of WireGuard® sponsorship

Updated on Aug 25, 2022 by Private Internet Access

Private Internet Access is happy to announce that we are sponsoring the WireGuard® project as a bronze company donor. Private Internet Access first sponsored WireGuard in 2018, and with our…

Categories: Announcements, Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, VPN

Keeping your digital footprint clean during quarantine

Updated on Aug 26, 2020 by Caleb Chen

Right now the news is being flooded by articles highlighting the importance and efficacy of physical sanitation habits. Tips that you’ve undoubtedly heard an inundating number of times by now…

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How to avoid Coronavirus scam websites, calls, and texts

Updated on Aug 4, 2021 by Caleb Chen

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought out the best - and worst - in human society. While people around the world have come together in solidarity to try and flatten the…

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Private Internet Access announces another year of Let’s Encrypt sponsorship

Updated on Jul 16, 2025 by Private Internet Access

Private Internet Access is proud to announce a second year of Silver Sponsorship of Let’s Encrypt. Private Internet Access believes that every website should be served encrypted over HTTPS for…

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