Governments all around the world hate encryption. Unless they are being incredibly cunning by pretending they can't break strong encryption when they can, this seems to be because crypto really…
Smartphone users are becoming aware that their phone number and location isn't private when they use the internet on their data plans thanks to the selling of your mobile advertising…
Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) has been proven to be insecure - leaving your device vulnerable on pretty much all wireless networks, whether they are public or private. The WPA2…
Railing against the use of encryption by criminals has always been an exercise in futility, but it's a great way to sound tough. What better way to assert your power…
Last month we wrote about the increasing application of big data analysis by police forces, often using software from the shadowy outfit Palantir. But it's by no means the only…
Although many people are well aware of the many threats to their privacy, there is an underlying assumption that the use of strong encryption will always be available to mitigate…
Here on Privacy News Online we've written a number of stories about the privacy implications of DNA. There's an important case going through the Californian courts at the moment that…
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which used to develop standards for the Web, has been captured by the copyright industry. In a doubly controversial vote, the W3C decided that…
The CIA has had the tools to take over your router for over a decade, according to government documents leaked by Wikileaks. The software, CherryBlossom, is a custom Linux operating…
Some Chinese high-tech companies may be bigger than you think. The e-commerce giant Alibaba has a market capitalization of over $400 billion. The social media and gaming company Tencent is…