How much privacy should children have from their own parents?
Back in August last year, Danica Sergison gave good advice here on Privacy News Online about how to help children think critically about privacy. That's crucial, since the world they…
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Chromium to Weaken Ad-Blockers – Impacts Chrome, Edge and Brave Browsers
Chromium Moves to Weaken Ad-Blockers Googles' developers of Chromium, the framework that makes up not only the Chromium browser, but many other browsers like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and the…
Deep fakes: how immutable blockchain-based life logs could combat them, and the implications for privacy
The idea of deep fakes – AI-assisted fake videos – first entered the mainstream around a year ago. After an initial burst of interest, people stopped searching for the term,…
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…
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…
How to Use a VPN to Improve Security on Your MacOS Device
Working on a Mac is super easy. There are no drivers and no fussy installation processes. There are several reasons why people buy Apple devices. They may cost more initially,…