Last month we wrote about Cambridge Analytica, and how its micro-targeting may have had a significant influence on the US election and Brexit. A new article in Fast Company reveals…
Social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube are currently blocked in Pakistan. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) also ordered that all news channels be taken off-air.…
American internet users are facing a dire situation: The FCC has officially started its net neutrality repeal. The FCC's move would end strong net neutrality protections and additionally stop states from…
Last week's hearings before US lawmakers has provided us with new insights into the workings of companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter, and how they have been subverted by Russia…
The British intelligence services have for years quietly claimed the right to collect so-called bulk personal datasets (BPDs) about people, most of whom may be innocent of any crime. The…
What if there were no prices on anything in your local supermarket, because everything in the entire selection was priced individually just for you, and the food prices would vary…
The European Commission is circumventing bans on governmental censorship by asking communciations platforms like Facebook and Twitter to agree to "voluntary codes of conduct", which all users would be held…
Facial recognition has matured sufficiently that it is cropping up in real-world applications with increasing frequency, as recent Privacy News Online stories attest. There's one well-known company that is more…
Three EU countries – Belgium, France, and the Netherlands – have determined that Facebook is breaking their privacy laws, while Germany and Spain are still investigating the US company. The…
A new release by The United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights calls on India to restore internet access and social media networks in the Jammu…