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 […]
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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 […]
Beyond concerns about AI, consumers see usefulness — particularly in cybersecurity, privacy
Almost two-thirds of American consumers welcome advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning, and cybersecurity is among the areas where assistance […]
European Commission, experts uneasy over WP29 data portability interpretation
The European Commission has written to EU privacy regulators to express concern over their interpretation of the data portability clause […]
Technology use by sex traffickers fuels debate between privacy and security
Sex traffickers are growing more adept at using sophisticated technology to exploit people, especially tools to hide their identity and […]
NFL Players Strike a Deal to Sell Their Biometric Data
Quietly flying under the radar in the fitness wearables market is Whoop, a manufacturer of high-end wrist-worn straps that measure […]