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…
Equifax leaks 143 million social security numbers, and the tech world stands jawdropped, while the mainstream press treats it as a sideline note. This treatment of security on the sidelines…
A recent security study shows VPN use on the rise in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Wombat Security surveyed roughly 1,000 adults in the United States and…
As the Internet of Things (IoT) begins to enter the mainstream, concerns about the impact such "smart" devices will have on users' privacy are growing. Many of the problems are…
As readers of this blog know, VPNs are a great way to protect your privacy and security. But they address only some of the online threats we all face every…