On Tuesday, Congress sent proposed legislation to President Trump that wipes away landmark online privacy protections. In a party-line vote, House Republicans freed Internet service providers such as AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast … Continue reading Activist Starts a Campaign To Buy and Publish Browsing Histories of Politicians Who Passed Anti-Privacy Law
Republicans in Congress just voted to reverse a landmark FCC privacy rule that opens the door for ISPs to sell customer data. Lawmakers provided no credible reason for this being in the … Continue reading The 265 members of Congress who sold you out to ISPs, and how much it cost to buy them
Private Internet Access, a VPN provider, takes out a full page ad in The New York Times calling out 50 senators allthefoxesATF and DTF[M] Regardless of your choice of VPN provider, it’s … Continue reading 50 senators voted to monitor your Internet activity for financial gain
The Senate is set to vote on whether to roll back a ruling that prevented ISPs like Comcast and AT&T from selling users’ data without their consent. Source: Congress could soon allow … Continue reading Congress could soon allow ISPs to sell your browsing history without your consent
Why are we so worried about Congress repealing the FCC’s privacy rules for ISPs? Because we’ve seen ISPs do some disturbing things in the past to invade their users’ privacy. Here are … Continue reading Five Creepy Things Your ISP Could Do if Congress Repeals the FCC’s Privacy Protections
The former CIA director says millennials view ” loyalty, secrecy and transparency” differently. And, according to him, that’s a bad thing. Source: Ex-CIA director Hayden says millennials leak secrets because they are … Continue reading Ex-CIA director Hayden says millennials leak secrets because they are ‘culturally’ different
Letting a company like Best Buy fiddle with your computer in the hopes of fixing a defect or perform a repair is already a huge exercise in trust. The problem with all … Continue reading Best Buy’s Geek Squad conspired with the FBI to perform warrantless searches of customer devices
In the wake of James Comey’s declaration that there’s no privacy in America and more WikiLeaks disclosures, do the law and technology prove him right? Not according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s executive director, Cindy Cohn. “The freedom to have a private conversation – free from the worry that a hostile government, … Continue reading With the latest WikiLeaks revelations about the CIA – is privacy really dead?
The Federal Communications Commission plans to halt implementation of a privacy rule that requires ISPs to protect the security of its customers’ personal information. The data security rule is part of a broader privacy … Continue reading FCC to halt rule that protects your private data from security breaches
Trust us, says Google, we understand privacy Version 56 of Google’s Chrome browser lets websites know what Bluetooth devices are around you and gather information about them. This means that if any … Continue reading Chrome 56 quietly added Bluetooth snitch API
These are the steps you can take and the tools you’ll need to remain anonymous and hidden online. Tor, VPN, burner emails, encryption, bitcoin, etc. Pop over to this great resource to … Continue reading How to remain completely anonymous and hidden online – Comparitech
Even superheroes have problems with social media Whoops! I knew facial recognition on Facebook was going to be a problem! Source: Even superheroes have problems with social media / Boing Boing Continue reading Even superheroes have problems with social media
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