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Why Gmail’s new “confidential mode” is not so great for privacy, and potentially awful for the open Web

Posted on Jul 28, 2018 by Glyn Moody

Gmail is used by well over a billion people worldwide, making it one of the most important online services. Google has recently started rolling out a new design that includes…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News

China’s AI-based prisons – both indoors and outdoors – offer a warning of how privacy may die elsewhere

Posted on Apr 13, 2019 by Glyn Moody

Online freedom of speech is under attack around the world. The EU's new Copyright Directive is about to become law, and brings with it a need to filter all uploads…

Categories: Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments

Merkel’s Outrage Over Wiretapping Shows Need To Make The Fight Personal

Posted on Oct 30, 2013 by Rick Falkvinge

Angela Merkel is outraged that the United States has wiretapped her phone. However, she expresses no concern for her fellow 82 million Germans, nor for her fellow 500 million Europeans…

Categories: General Privacy News, Surveillance