Privacy project Tor claimed to be in US Government’s pocket
In an explosive revelation, the Tor Project, which produces a browser said to be the gold standard for privacy, is […]
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Data Protection Commissioner to investigate State CCTV schemes
The Data Protection Commissioner is to carry out a special investigation into CCTV schemes across the State, and the potential […]
Community CCTV schemes raise concerns over data protection
Community CCTV schemes, mostly funded by the Department of Justice, have expanded enormously in recent years, particularly in response to […]
UK and Australia Are Now Monitoring Their Government Domains on Have I Been Pwned
If I’m honest, I’m constantly surprised by the extent of how far Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) is reaching these […]
Palantir has secretly been using New Orleans to test its predictive policing technology
The program began in 2012 as a partnership between New Orleans Police and Palantir Technologies, a data-mining firm founded with […]
Additional 2.4 million Equifax consumers were affected by the cyber attack
Equifax disclosed earlier on Thursday that it had discovered an additional 2.4 million U.S. consumers were affected by the cyber […]
Cellebrite reportedly can unlock every iPhone Model
Israel-based Cellebrite reportedly privately announced the capability to subvert the security of iOS 11 enabled devices including the latest iPhone, […]
‘Living laboratories’: the Dutch cities amassing data on oblivious residents
In Eindhoven, Utrecht and Assen smart projects are tackling everything from traffic to street crime. But with privacy laws being […]
Malicious botnets responsible for 40% of global login attempts
In the fourth quarter of 2017, a spike in the use of botnets for credential abuse was noted as 7.3 […]
Vietnam’s new internet law will require data be stored locally
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) thinks it is killing two birds with one stone by passing new laws regulating […]
Apple moves to store iCloud keys in China, raising human rights fears
When Apple Inc begins hosting Chinese users’ iCloud accounts in a new Chinese data center at the end of this […]
The best mobile VPNs can ensure your privacy anywhere
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) are great for protecting your internet privacy, but they’re not perfect. Some VPNs don’t take good […]