Why politicians don’t, and can’t, understand the Internet
Politicians do not understand the Internet. It is not so much that the politicians in power today in their 60s weren't born with it, even if that's also true. It's…
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Why you need to use a VPN to stop Google and Facebook from tracking your porn habits
A team of researchers from Microsoft, the University of Pennsylvania, and Carnegie Mellon have revealed a study showing that Google and Facebook are keeping tabs on your porn viewing habits…
Net Neutrality is necessary regulation as a short-term emergency fix to previous bad regulation
Net Neutrality is a huge topic, again. But it's important to realize that Net Neutrality is mostly being discussed in the United States -- not because it is ahead, but…
Would U.S. Congress find it acceptable that their phonecalls were recorded, sold, and published?
Congress has decided that Internet Service Providers shall be Common Carriers but without the obligations of a Common Carrier. Specifically, which was the shocker last week - telephone secrets don't…
When the home is no data protection haven: addressing privacy threats from intimate relationships
Privacy is one of the key concerns of people using digital technology. Of course, this blog has been warning about threats in this area for years, but it's common now…
A million tiny eyes in the sky: how a new generation of nanosatellites pose a threat to privacy
Everyone knows that surveillance is ubiquitous – on the Internet, in the street, at work, at school, in our homes. What made that constant spying possible was the amazing advance…
The real Strava heatmap story is not threats to national security, but about privacy and de-anonymization
At the end of January, Nathan Ruser posted a tweet about Strava, a Website and mobile app used to track athletic activity via GPS coordinates. It concerned Strava's global heatmap:…
Illinois Right to Know Act will protect the private information that internet companies collect on you
The Right to Know Act in Illinois is a proposed state level internet privacy law that would protect private information online - no matter the type of company it is stored…
Russia’s “Sovereign Internet” is About Counterintelligence
Russian president Vladimir Putin signed the "Sovereign Internet" bill into law yesterday. The bill is supposed to help protect Russia's internet infrastructure from being "cut off" by Western powers in…
Internet Safety for Kids – A Parent’s Guide
Being a parent isn’t easy. You need to make sure your kids are always safe and don’t land into any trouble. It’s hard enough in the real world and becomes…