• Oct 28, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • Copyright, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Governments, Social Media, VPN,

Special Advisor to CJEU Confirms It’s a VPN’s World

For what is probably the first time, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU’s top court, is considering a case about the use of VPNs. When the CJEU hands down its final judgment, the ruling is likely to have important ramifications for accessing copyright material in the EU, for people both … Continue reading “Special Advisor to CJEU Confirms It’s a VPN’s World”

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  • Mar 27, 2019
  • Caleb Chen
  • General Privacy News,

Privacy News Daily | March 27, 2019

Here is the Online Privacy News Update for March 27th, 2018. Today, the world is still coming to grips with the EU Parliament’s passing of Article 13 and Article 11 (now known as Article 15 and Article 17). Read below for other privacy news from today. https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/03/predictive-policing-algorithms-widely-used-in-us-and-uk-despite-deep-flaws-in-the-approach/ Bill That Would Restore Net Neutrality Moves Forward … Continue reading “Privacy News Daily | March 27, 2019”

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  • Mar 26, 2019
  • Caleb Chen
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments,

Article 13: EU passes copyright directive which will lead to a more censored internet

The European Union (EU) has passed all articles, including Article 13 and Article 11, of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive.  Article 13 of the copyright directive mandates that websites are responsible for keeping copyrighted materials off of their site – in the most absolute sense. Over the next two years, the directive … Continue reading “Article 13: EU passes copyright directive which will lead to a more censored internet”

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  • Dec 19, 2018
  • Derek Zimmer
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News,

Privacy Climate Change – Slow, Steady, and Destructive Changes to the Web

The Internet is trending toward a highly isolated place that is under constant surveillance. Firstly, we should talk about why these are problems, and then potential solutions. Taken alone, each of these things can be dismissed as small issues. In aggregate, however, and looking at long term trends, experts foresee serious issues with the free … Continue reading “Privacy Climate Change – Slow, Steady, and Destructive Changes to the Web”

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  • Sep 19, 2018
  • Derek Zimmer
  • Copyright, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Articles 11 and 13 in the New EU Copyright Directive Enable More Surveillance

Privacy activists were caught off guard last week when the EU passed its controversial copyright legislation. The new law has far reaching consequences that technical experts and internet companies alike have strongly advised would damage EU businesses and change fundamentally how the Internet works. This article is intended to show you WHY these two directives … Continue reading “Articles 11 and 13 in the New EU Copyright Directive Enable More Surveillance”

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