Tag: spying
  • Dec 8, 2023 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance,

ChatGPT Is One Year Old: Here’s AI’s Next Attack on Privacy, and What to Do About It

Although it’s hard to believe, it’s only a year since ChatGPT appeared and ignited the current frenzy over AI and large language models. As an article in the New York Times makes clear, the feverish pace of development since then has been driven by companies that are afraid of being left behind in the race … Continue reading “ChatGPT Is One Year Old: Here’s AI’s Next Attack on Privacy, and What to Do About It”

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  • Nov 17, 2022 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Social Media, Surveillance,

Should We Be Worried About Doorstep Surveillance – How Surveillance Is Changing Us & Society

Surveillance used to be something that spies did to a few high-value targets using absurdly expensive pieces of specialized equipment. The arrival of the Internet as a mass medium changed all that when companies like Google and Facebook adopted advertising as their main business model. In a mistaken belief that highly-targeted advertising is better than … Continue reading “Should We Be Worried About Doorstep Surveillance – How Surveillance Is Changing Us & Society”

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  • Jan 20, 2021 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Tencent has been caught spying on your web browsing history with QQ Messenger

QQ Messenger, a popular Chinese instant messaging app by Tencent, was caught scraping web browser history with their desktop client. The discovery was made by Chinese internet users on the Q and A platforum Zhihu. Here is a Chinese language thread that documents the QQ Messenger web browsing history scraping investigation. Basically, all Chromium based … Continue reading “Tencent has been caught spying on your web browsing history with QQ Messenger”

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  • Jul 24, 2019 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

New research confirms Kazakhstan is spying on connections to Facebook, Twitter, VK, Instagram, Youtube, Google, and more

Kazakhstan is actively spying on its citizens’ internet connections to Facebook, Twitter, VK, Instagram, Youtube, Google, along with many other sites. New research published by Ram Sundara Raman, Leonid Evdokimov, Eric Wustrow, Alex Halderman, and Roya Ensafi has identified 37 domains that are being targeted by Kazakhstan’s ongoing man-in-the-middle (MITM) internet attack. The group of … Continue reading “New research confirms Kazakhstan is spying on connections to Facebook, Twitter, VK, Instagram, Youtube, Google, and more”

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  • Jan 2, 2019 |
  • Summer Hirst |
  • General Privacy News, Guides, Surveillance,

How to Know if You’re Being Tracked on the Internet

You just spoke to your family about how you need a new juicer. When you go online, you see ads for juicers everywhere. And you didn’t even search for a juicer online! Somehow, your conversations are being tracked to show you relevant ads. This is disturbing. You talk about a lot of things and you … Continue reading “How to Know if You’re Being Tracked on the Internet”

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  • Nov 30, 2018 |
  • Summer Hirst |
  • General Privacy News, Guides, Surveillance,

How to Keep Your Smart TV from Spying On You

You might enjoy watching your smart TV, but what if your smart TV is watching you back? And it’s not just about tracking what you watch. Your TV might actually be listening to your conversations. Or maybe even watching you through its camera. That’s scary! The TV manufacturer might be getting your information and using … Continue reading “How to Keep Your Smart TV from Spying On You”

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  • Mar 16, 2012 |
  • rasengan |
  • Cryptocurrency, General Privacy News, Surveillance,

Your ISP is Going to Spy on You Starting July 12, 2012

Your ISP is going to spy on you starting July 12, 2012. One year ago, the RIAA and the MPAA organized a project with the largest internet service providers in the US to begin monitoring their customer’s internet activity.  This monitoring was introduced as a joint coalition to combat piracy.  A list of providers that … Continue reading “Your ISP is Going to Spy on You Starting July 12, 2012”

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