• Jan 31, 2024
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance,

How Massive Server-to-Server Data Transfers Represent a Hidden Threat to Privacy

It’s well known that we are routinely tracked whenever we use the internet. Most people also understand that the primary business model online is surveillance advertising, whereby huge quantities of personal data are collected and aggregated in order to provide information for highly targeted digital advertising. While those facts are common knowledge, we still lack … Continue reading “How Massive Server-to-Server Data Transfers Represent a Hidden Threat to Privacy”

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  • Sep 13, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Online Security, Surveillance,

Google Built a Surveillance System Into Its Chrome Browser to “Improve Privacy”

Google has announced that its Privacy Sandbox for the Web is now generally available to anyone using Chrome browser. It’s the latest iteration of Google’s efforts to improve online privacy without harming its digital advertising ecosystem, which currently provides around $30 billion of its revenue each year. This blog first wrote about Google’s Privacy Sandbox … Continue reading “Google Built a Surveillance System Into Its Chrome Browser to “Improve Privacy””

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  • Sep 8, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media, Surveillance,

UK Government Halts Plans to Break End-to-End Encryption, but Privacy Risks Remain

A new law is about to be passed in the UK that will have a serious negative knock-on effect around the world. It’s part of a wider move by governments to force internet companies to break end-to-end encryption and undermine global privacy. We first reported on the UK’s Online Safety Bill two years ago. Since … Continue reading “UK Government Halts Plans to Break End-to-End Encryption, but Privacy Risks Remain”

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  • Jul 14, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News,

Meta’s New Twitter Rival Threads Has Complex Privacy Issues

The last few days have seen widespread excitement about the launch of Meta’s new Twitter rival, Threads. The uptake has been rapid: 30 million people signed up for Threads in the first 24 hours, and after five days, the number had reached 100 million. Despite its surging popularity, privacy issues surrounding the app have loomed … Continue reading “Meta’s New Twitter Rival Threads Has Complex Privacy Issues”

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  • Dec 20, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Social Media,

Apple Updates: Better iCloud Security

Apple has made two important announcements that will enhance privacy for its users, and that could have important beneficial knock-on effects around the world: While the first would have been a terrible setback for individual privacy, the second… is the very opposite. Most notably, governments and official authorities around the world are pushing back against … Continue reading “Apple Updates: Better iCloud Security”

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Will Passkeys Replace Passwords?

Passkeys are the first step towards a passwordless future. Read more about Apple Passkeys, how to use them, and if they’ll succeed as password killers.

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  • Nov 28, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • Cybersecurity, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance,

Is Elon Begging Us to Look for Twitter Alternatives? The Silver Lining of Twitter’s Deepening Woes

Whether or not you use the service, most of you are probably aware by now that Twitter is going through a tumultuous period following its purchase by Elon Musk. An article in the New York Times with the headline “Two Weeks of Chaos” runs through some of the changes that Musk has already instituted. Perhaps … Continue reading “Is Elon Begging Us to Look for Twitter Alternatives? The Silver Lining of Twitter’s Deepening Woes”

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