US suspects cellphone spying devices in DC
For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what appear to be rogue […]
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Lessons for Facebook from an academic social network
With Facebook under fire for inadequate privacy protections, how has one of the oldest academic social networks avoided the same […]
Machine learning as a service: Can privacy be taught?
Machine learning requires massive amounts of data to teach the model. But we’re often uploading that data to machine learning […]
Oblivious DNS: Plugging the Internet’s Biggest Privacy Hole
The recent news that Mozilla and Cloudflare are deploying their own DNS recursive resolver has once again raised hopes that […]
Mozilla Presses Pause on Facebook Advertising
Mozilla is pressing pause on our Facebook advertising. Facebook knows a great deal about their two billion users — perhaps […]
Top Facebook Executive Defended Data Collection — And Warned That Facebook Could Get People Killed
Facebook Vice President Andrew “Boz” Bosworth said that “questionable contact importing practices,” “subtle language that helps people stay searchable,” and […]
Facebook Introduces Central Page for Privacy and Security Settings
As the social network grapples with the way it handles consumer data, it has unveiled a centralized page for people […]
Apple launches iOS 11.3 with raft of privacy features
Apple is launching a major privacy push, with software updates across all its devices to introduce new data privacy information […]
Quitting Facebook might be harder than you think
Facebook’s public image has seen better days. The Cambridge Analytica scandal is the latest public relations disaster to befall the […]
How to Turn Off Location Services on Your Smartphone
It’s no secret that marketers and others are using smartphone location tracking to monitor your travels. So what can you […]
Thinking About What You Need In A Secure Messenger
All the features that determine the security of a messaging app can be confusing and hard to keep track of. […]
When The Choice Is To Delete Facebook Or Buy A Loaf Of Bread
In the last week, there has been a growing debate around Facebook and privacy. On Twitter, the newly formed #deletefacebook […]