The internet is a privacy nightmare – be careful with your personal data
The recent headline stories about the million ways Facebook has lost or otherwise mishandled everyone’s personal data could have a silver lining – making people pay more attention what data they share with online companies and how those firms manage it.
Under the radar: achieving online anonymity
Maintaining anonymity online is not easy to do, but there are ways to stay under the radar and keep your browsing activities and searches away from prying eyes.
Bad security: Apple is right to contest court order to create iPhone backdoor
The court order gained by the FBI to force Apple to create an encryption backdoor on the iPhone is just the latest example of legislators and judiciaries around the world being incapable of understanding the digital realm, and Apple is right to contest it.
Theresa May’s plan to store web browsing tramples on privacy for little intelligence gain
UK Home Secretary Theresa May’s plans to give the police and security services more power to monitor people’s internet use without the need for a warrant further erodes the British public’s right to privacy for very little intelligence gain.