EARN IT Act: U.S. might permanently ban end-to-end encryption
The EARN IT bill could make tech companies liable for its users' behavior and has far-reaching consequences for privacy and encryption.
What is GDPR and how do you obtain GDPR compliance?
To understand the story of GDPR, we must rewind back to 2011, when an Austrian lawyer filed an information request to Facebook.
Internet censorship: What is it, and how does it happen?
The internet was initially envisioned as a medium for the free flow of information and knowledge—hence its early description...
Why isn’t Big Tech embraced in its own backyard?
Silicon Valley and San Francisco’s Bay Area have long been synonymous with Big Tech. It was the center of...
Students and activists in the U.S. lead the fight against facial...
Facial recognition tech can identify us in crowds, but a new wave of privacy advocates want to outlaw the algorithms across the U.S.
Chrome extensions found leaking millions of records
Malicious browser extensions discreetly uploaded personal user data to unknown servers, in a complex web that could be at least 3 years old.
A new survey shows Americans increasingly care about privacy
Given how many privacy breaches hit the news, it’s of little surprise that 96% of Americans recently surveyed by...
Are you an Android user? Your Bluetooth might be compromised
CVE-2020-0022 is an Android bug which targets the Bluetooth code of Android devices running Oreo (8.0 and 8.1) and Pie (9.0).
The uncrackable Android trojan: What is xHelper?
We’ve advised our readers to stay safe from malware and trojans by keeping their devices updated at all times,...
The privacy nightmare in our wallets
Google’s been keeping track of your online purchases, hotel bookings, and newsletter subscriptions for years, but a new privacy...
