Privacy
TrueCaller has been accused of an egregious privacy violation by an investigative journalist who was put at risk
The app allows users to tag numbers, exposing the information of those who need to remain anonymous for their own safety.
Schools are using mass surveillance techniques on kids, new report shows
As always, the move to keep people “safe” is actually a massive invasion of privacy.
New trend towards letting private companies profile your DNA leads to an arrest in 43-year old murder case
People giving up their DNA has led to an increase in the closing of cases of unsolved cases. But at what cost?
Judge orders Facebook to hand over emails about data privacy
Facebook’s data privacy scandals are far from over.
Facebook lawyer: we can’t abuse your privacy since Facebook gives you zero privacy to begin with
Facebook reveals what everyone else was already thinking.
Amazon’s Alexa could in your next apartment whether you like it or not
Amazon are pushing to be in many different aspects of your life.
The UK admits it won’t be able to enforce the porn block, will introduce it anyway
Critics have called it one of the dumbest proposals ever.
Irish Supreme Court rules Facebook has to face data protection case
The judges ruled that Facebook would have to face and answer to accusations.
Senator Hawley “shocked” at the response he received from Facebook, discovers Facebook’s “encryption” is almost meaningless
The senator appears to have made his mission to protect user privacy online.
IBM is selling facial recognition tech to Middle Eastern dictatorships, report claims
It wouldn’t be the first time a US company has sold controversial invasive tech to other nations.
Hillary Clinton will be a keynote speaker at a cybersecurity expert event
It will be interesting to hear what cybersecurity topics Clinton will speak about.
Millions of “private” Theta photos were available online, easily accessible
The photos were available online without any password protection.