Hundreds of privacy-invading apps are using ultrasonic sounds to track you
Apps are using ad-tracking ultrasonic tones – audio signals that your phone can hear, but you can’t – build up […]
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Unroll.me’s shadiness is exactly why people don’t trust tech companies
Selling customer data is business model not just for Unroll.me but for many companies of Silicon Valley. However, that’s not excuse for Unroll.me and […]
You Cannot Encrypt Your Face
Ability to dissent and to do it anonymously was central to fight for independence and founding of the United States. However, latest […]
Big Data analytics in Europe – the reports of its death are greatly exaggerated
Some say that new EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) is not fit for modern age of Big Data, artificial […]
The Impossible Project of Evading Urban Surveillance
Even in the middle of major city, it’s possible to go off the grid. Last year, theAtlantic profiled a family […]
Exclusive: John McAfee Reveals World’s ‘Most Hack-Proof’ Smartphone
Cybersecurity pioneer and creator of famous antivirus program, John McAfee, has revealed plans to produce John McAfee Privacy Phone […]
1.1 billion identities exposed in data breaches in 2016, says Symantec report
On April 26 Symantec released its Internet Security Threat Report. It states that in the last eight years, more than […]
Pirate Bay Founder Launches Anonymous Domain Registration Service
Pirate Bay founder Peter Sunde has launched domain registration service Njalla, which offers site owners full anonymity. Njalla acts as middleman adding extra […]
British Cops Will Scan Every Fan’s Face at the Champions League Final
South Wales Police is piloting facial recognition at one of Europe’s biggest sporting events despite significant criticism against the technology […]
Preparing to Comply with the GDPR: Start Now, Plan to Invest
In May of 2018, Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) will take effect throughout the European Union. GDPR will set data […]
Court to Facebook: Stop harvesting users’ WhatsApp personal data without consent
Facebook has lost its bid to collect the personal data of WhatsApp users in Germany — for now. In August […]
Unroll.me backlash shows us exactly what’s wrong with privacy policies
The reaction to a recent report highlights the difference between how companies and consumers view data collection — and also […]