Privacy
The NordVPN update for iOS brings a whole host of new features, including Siri support
The NordVPN app for iOS has been revamped and made stronger than ever, with a focus on security and usability.
New WhatsApp update will prevent screenshots
Since this is an early development version of the update, it’s also unclear right now if screenshots will continue to be disabled once the update rolls out, and whether the changes will affect iOS users as well.
Website builder Wix is asking users to upload a passport or driver’s license in order to delete their account
This new verification process forces users to compromise their privacy and give sensitive personal information to Wix.
Freedombox is a personal web server that lets you keep your own data
FreedomBox is designed with privacy and security in mind.
Facebook hires lawyer who wrote one of the most privacy-violating pieces of legislation in US history
Behind the hire, there could be reasons related to the growing scrutiny towards Facebook and its subsidiaries like WhatsApp.
Zuckerberg-backed education program faces backlash for its dystopian learning environment and creepy data collection practices
The education program cuts in-person student-teacher interactions down to just 10 minutes per week and has been criticized by parents for its negative effect on children’s interpersonal skills.
The feds want Mark Zuckerberg to be held personally responsible for privacy corruption
It would seem that Zuckerberg has serious reasons to be scared.
Firefox plans to turn on controversial hyperlink tracking on by default
Mozilla wants to know what links you click.
The Washington State privacy bill has failed as Microsoft and Amazon couldn’t agree
The bill will be put forward again in 2020.
Google’s “smart city” idea in Canada is such a threat to privacy, civil liberties groups are having to sue the government to stop it
The suit claims that two of the legal agreements with the Google-owned Sidewalk Labs conflict with administrative and constitutional law and need to be reset.
Austria is determined to not let people use the internet anonymously
If you leave a comment online, the government want to know who you are.
New LinkedIn data leak due to unsecured databases
LinkedIn say that it’s not their data leak – however, they are aware that it’s out there on the internet.