The GCHQ is profiling every single Internet user, according to new Snowden files released by The Intercept. At this point, the story should no longer be that surveillance agencies are…
The United States government keeps pushing for their mythical and imaginary "golden key" to people's correspondence - a key that would unlock all encryption, and they keep demanding this from…
The European Parliament just adopted a report that goes way further in the right direction than anything seen before from any legislative body. It condemns mass surveillance in the strongest…
A Norwegian district court has seen it fit to order censorship of The Pirate Bay and other sites that are sometimes used to violate the entertainment distribution monopoly we know…
In the wake of the Ashley Madison privacy breach, people have killed themselves. This is a breach that should be no different from a breach of any other safety promise…
When automated speed traps were introduced to Sweden in the 1990s, they were shot. Literally. Citizens were so outraged at the idea of being automatically fined, the speed cameras were…
This week, an appellate court in the United States ruled that cellphones may not be tracked without a warrant. It's a good ruling for privacy and one that comes significantly…
People who don't care for their privacy are missing a vital piece of the puzzle: everybody is safeguarding their own privacy and key pieces of others' privacy. By belittling the…
Edward Snowden's greatest fear was that his sacrifice would have no effect. To the contrary, it's having an effect throughout the entire Internet - and the biggest effect in the…
It's happened to all of us. We're asked why we bother defending our privacy, in a defeatist attitude - or worse, accused of having bad intentions when we're merely safeguarding…