Privacy
Snowden defends encryption
He argues that all these countries, instead of strengthening encryption, seem to be looking for ways to degrade it.
Google rejects uBlock Origin from Chrome Web Store
This has been a controversial and upsetting development in the works for a while now.
Journalists are increasingly using Google’s G Suite for their work, raising ethics and privacy questions
Data created and exchanged using G Suite is not end-to-end encrypted, which allows Google – and others, such as a US government agency, to gain access to it.
Swedish company Yubico sends free security Yubikeys to Hong Kong protestors
These keys will be given away to the leaders of the protest movement and journalists working locally.
Apple Safari browser sends some user IP addresses to Chinese conglomerate Tencent by default
It’s unclear when Apple started allowing Tencent and Google to log some user IP addresses.
India outlines bill to give government access to WhatsApp messages
It’s believed that WhatsApp would leave the country altogether rather than comply.
Violent obsessive fan tracked down Ena Matsuoka’s location through the reflection in her eye
Sato waited at a bus stop for Matsuoka to arrive at her home in Tokyo and then proceeded to gag her with a rag.
Chinese companies added to US blacklist for violating rights of Uighur Muslims
Among the companies prominently targeted in these latest US policy moves are SenseTime and Megvii.
The NYPD is using Israeli software to crack iPhones
Unlocking iPhones without the user’s authorization isn’t necessarily an impossible feat.
Twitter admits email address and phone number given for security purposes was used for targeted ads
Information given as a security measure has been used by Twitter to target users for ads.
British Liberal Democrats party collecting personal data on “every voter in the country”
Pat Walshe of Privacy Matters digital rights group said he struggled to understand what legal basis the party had for its actions.
Digital rights groups hit back after US and UK alliance push to cut privacy in messaging apps
For one thing, the intent seems one-sided as it would make life easier for law enforcement, but at the same time putt users in jeopardy – for example, journalists, activists, and abuse victims who rely on safe, encrypted communication, sometimes for their lives.