Does sharing photos of your children on Facebook put them at risk?
There is an unwritten rule that one does not post photos of other people’s children on Facebook. I know this. And yet in October …
Mobile app study reveals privacy concerns
As part of the 2014 Global Privacy Enforcement Network Sweep, about 26 privacy enforcement authorities in 19 countries downloaded 1,211 popular mobile apps to …
Review: Is Your VPN Service Really Anonymous?
More than a year ago TorrentFreak took a look at a selection of the web’s VPN services to see which ones really take privacy …
Protect your email the German way
Last summer, German secure email provider Posteo faced a do-or-die moment: give in to police threats to seize its servers or fight back in …
Everyone is under surveillance now, says whistleblower Edward Snowden
The US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has warned that entire populations, rather than just individuals, now live under constant surveillance. “It’s no longer based …
Can I get sites like Facebook and Google to remove all my personal data?
When I delete information from my Facebook account, is it possible to make Facebook delete said information from their systems too? Likewise, if I …
Heartbleed bug denial by NSA and White House
The US National Security Agency has denied it knew about or exploited the Heartbleed online security flaw. The denial came after a Bloomberg News …
Queen’s speech revives ‘snooper’s charter’ legislation
Downing Street briefing resurrects controversial bill tracking individuals’ email, internet and mobile text use The government appears to have left open the door to …
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