Five years with the "cookie law", taking effect in 2011, shows how politicians' good intentions - when coupled with incompetence - can create a security and privacy nightmare. It was…
Recently, there was a hearing in the European Court of Justice about the overall legality of Data Retention. Little is known about what was said - but we know who…
Last week, there was a story of how a photographer on the Moscow subway had taken photos of random people and identified them using their social media profile's portraits. We…
It was a little-noticed story in the Entertainment and Oddities section: The GCHQ is using its spying network to help the copyright industry prevent "unauthorized distribution of creative works" -…
Yesterday, a big study broke in the Washington Post about how a mass surveillance regime is dangerous to society, and shows it silences minority opinions when people know they're being…
The following statements are opinions of my own. "Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom…
The FBI vs. Apple case, where the FBI demands that Apple should write new code to the FBI to decrypt a locked iPhone in the San Bernadino case, is starting…
In a case in San Bernadino, USA, courts have ruled that the government has a right to succeed in wiretapping an old iPhone, and is requiring Apple to help out.…
Whenever you're online, you're leaving small markers of identity, several different kinds and on several different levels. This is necessary for everyday communication on the Internet - for example, if…
The European Court of Human Rights has found that bulk warrantless mass surveillance violates basic human rights. The case was brought by Roman Zakharov against Russia, and is binding on…