.ORGanized Takeover – a timeline of the ISOC, PIR & Ethos Capital Deal
There have been so many different emails and articles floating around about the ISOC sale of PIR to a new, two-person investment firm with only one investment, it’s hard to…
The continually evolving fight for freedom
On the back of our announcement yesterday and the various media coverage relating to the upcoming merger acquisition with Kape Technologies, I wanted to take a moment to address the…
Bellum Omnium Contra Omnes (“The War of All Against All”)
Millions of years ago, when we were the prey, we relied on our ability to have privacy to hide our location, smell and sounds. With privacy, we gained freedom —…
At last, some good news for privacy: signs that micro-targeted advertising may be on the way out
At the beginning of this year Privacy News Online wrote about how people were waking up to the dangers of micro-targeted advertising. Despite that, nothing much happened – until now.…
Introducing Private.sh: A search engine that cryptographically protects your privacy
Private.sh is a new private search engine that uses cryptography to ensure that your search history cannot be tracked by anyone - even us. Private.sh comes from the same privacy…
Federal court rules that the Fourth Amendment protects your laptops and smartphones from suspicionless searches at the border
A federal court in Boston has ruled that suspicionless searches of the smartphones and laptops of travelers violates the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)…
