Privacy is a word that sounds wonderful, but if you’re an Android user, it seems that might be the furthest thing from the truth. New reports indicate… Read more “Android Phones Pushed Location Info Even with GPS Turned Off, an Invitation to Abuse”
Category: Surveillance
China Cracks Down on WhatsApp
When it comes to online freedom and privacy, China isn’t doing that great. Case in point, the latest move made by the Chinese government who chose to… Read more “China Cracks Down on WhatsApp”
Apple Dismisses Ad Industry’s Effort to Abuse Cookies, Keeps Safari’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention Feature
In a rather funny twist, the Safari web browser is at the center of a fight between Apple and advertisers on the topic of privacy. The reason… Read more “Apple Dismisses Ad Industry’s Effort to Abuse Cookies, Keeps Safari’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention Feature”
FCC’s Plan to Kill Net Neutrality Brings Cybersecurity Risks
It’s 2017 and we’re once more fighting the battle for Net Neutrality, one we thought we won a few years back when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)… Read more “FCC’s Plan to Kill Net Neutrality Brings Cybersecurity Risks”
Airport Facial Recognition May Cut Your Travel Time, Boost Security
Another country’s airports are about to roll out face recognition technology, and that may be a very good thing. Sure, it sounds invasive on some level –… Read more “Airport Facial Recognition May Cut Your Travel Time, Boost Security”
Roombas Mapping Out Your House May Be Doing You a Favor
If you have a Roomba, we have news for you – your sweeper robot might soon sell off your house map to various tech companies. The information… Read more “Roombas Mapping Out Your House May Be Doing You a Favor”
Do Biochip Implants Have a Life Outside the Office?
There’s really no denying that the future is both wonderful and scary at the same time, and reality is starting to look more and more like those… Read more “Do Biochip Implants Have a Life Outside the Office?”
China Region Xinjiang Takes Population Surveillance to Next Level
China is taking yet another step in monitoring its citizens after the population of the autonomous region of Xinjiang were told to install a surveillance app on… Read more “China Region Xinjiang Takes Population Surveillance to Next Level”
Amazon Echo’s “Always On” Feature Might Call the Cops for You for the Price of Your Privacy
It’s about high time we realize that those smart devices that make our lives so much easier are actually, more-or-less, spying on us. News came recently that… Read more “Amazon Echo’s “Always On” Feature Might Call the Cops for You for the Price of Your Privacy”
Internet privacy and access under Trump: the Republican-led Congress and Ajit Pai’s FCC are just getting started
Congress last month voted to scrap the rules drawn up in the last days of Obama’s Federal Communication Commission (FCC), which would have forced internet service… Read more “Internet privacy and access under Trump: the Republican-led Congress and Ajit Pai’s FCC are just getting started”
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