China is building a digital dictatorship to exert control over its citizens
What may sound like a dystopian vision of the future is already happening in China. And it’s making and breaking […]
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Browsers aim to thwart tracking
New protections in Apple’s Safari and Mozilla’s Firefox browsers aim to prevent companies from turning “cookie” data files used to […]
GCHQ data collection regime violated human rights, court rules
UK’s spy agency GCHQ’s methods for bulk interception of online communications violated privacy and failed to provide sufficient surveillance safeguards, […]
Firefox’s New Browser Will Keep Brands From Stalking You
Future versions of Firefox will block third-party tracking codes, and trackers that take too long to load, by default. Users […]
Faces as data: A guide to video surveillance and the GDPR
With personal data and its protection, we usually think about names, addresses, phone numbers birthdates etc. first, then other sensitive […]
Schools are using AI to track their students
Any US school that receives federal funding is required to have an internet-safety policy. As school-issued tablets and Chromebook laptops […]
Thousands Of Stores Will Soon Use Facial Recognition
Facial recognition cameras are scanning faces at hundreds of retail stores to catch shoplifters before they steal. But everyday shoppers […]
How to turn off Google’s location tracking
Turning off location history won’t hide where you are when you use search, Maps or weather. Here’s how to stop […]
Banks and Retailers Are Tracking How You Type, Swipe and Tap
The way you press, scroll and type on a phone screen or keyboard can be as unique as your fingerprints […]
Proposed UK surveillance laws give police power to access electronic devices
Proposed laws would also compel Facebook, Apple and Google to assist in decrypting private communications Law enforcement agencies would gain […]
Google tracks your movements, like it or not
Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it […]
10 ways China watches its citizens
From tracking the activity of mobile app users to setting up a social credit scorecard, the world’s most populated country […]