Privacy

Data and device security for domestic abuse survivors - Many domestic abuse survivors need help before stalkerware strikes. Here, we give basic advice on device security and protecting sensitive data.

Privacy

Data and device security for domestic abuse survivors

August 13, 2019 - Many domestic abuse survivors need help before stalkerware strikes. Here, we give basic advice on device security and protecting sensitive data.

Read more
Facial recognition technology: force for good or privacy threat? - It seems facial recognition technology, as technology so often does, has raced far ahead of our ability to define its ethical use. We take a hard look at major concerns brewing in cities around the world.

Privacy

Facial recognition technology: force for good or privacy threat?

August 12, 2019 - It seems facial recognition technology, as technology so often does, has raced far ahead of our ability to define its ethical use. We take a hard look at major concerns brewing in cities around the world.

Read more
Backdoors are a security vulnerability - Upset by their inability to access potentially vital evidence for criminal investigations, the federal government has, for years, pushed to convince tech companies to build backdoors that will, allegedly, only be used by law enforcement agencies. The problem, cybersecurity researchers say, is that those backdoors can easily be exploited by criminals.

Privacy

Backdoors are a security vulnerability

August 9, 2019 - Upset by their inability to access potentially vital evidence for criminal investigations, the federal government has, for years, pushed to convince tech companies to build backdoors that will, allegedly, only be used by law enforcement agencies. The problem, cybersecurity researchers say, is that those backdoors can easily be exploited by criminals.

Read more
Changing California’s privacy law: A snapshot at the support and opposition - Before the California Senate returns from its summer recess, we look at the authors, supporters, opponents, and donors involved in an extended fight to change California's privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act.

Privacy

Changing California’s privacy law: A snapshot at the support and opposition

July 25, 2019 - Before the California Senate returns from its summer recess, we look at the authors, supporters, opponents, and donors involved in an extended fight to change California's privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act.

Read more
FaceApp scares point to larger data collection problems - The blowback against FaceApp—for which data the company can collect and how it can use that data—is a bit overblown. Countless American companies do the exact same thing today.

Privacy

FaceApp scares point to larger data collection problems

July 24, 2019 - The blowback against FaceApp—for which data the company can collect and how it can use that data—is a bit overblown. Countless American companies do the exact same thing today.

Read more
What should a US federal data privacy law ideally include? - What do small, privacy-protective companies think about a federal data privacy law for the US? It turns out, they're all for it. Here are some of their ideas for US data privacy legislation.

Privacy

What should a US federal data privacy law ideally include?

July 10, 2019 - What do small, privacy-protective companies think about a federal data privacy law for the US? It turns out, they're all for it. Here are some of their ideas for US data privacy legislation.

Read more
How to securely send your personal information - On its own, email is not safe for sending credit card or passport numbers. Here's how to securely send personal information over the Internet.

Privacy

How to securely send your personal information

July 8, 2019 - On its own, email is not safe for sending credit card or passport numbers. Here's how to securely send personal information over the Internet.

Read more
Smart cities, difficult choices: privacy and security on the grid - We take a look at Google's Sidewalk Labs woes with a planned smart city build in Toronto, and explore some of the general concerns about making our living spaces 24/7 Internet wonderlands.

Privacy

Smart cities, difficult choices: privacy and security on the grid

June 18, 2019 - We take a look at Google's Sidewalk Labs woes with a planned smart city build in Toronto, and explore some of the general concerns about making our living spaces 24/7 Internet wonderlands.

Read more
Apple iOS 13 will better protect user privacy, but more could be done - Apple’s newest iOS features provide simple, easy-to-use options that can leave users more informed and more in control of their online privacy. But privacy experts agreed: Apple can—and should—go further.

Privacy

Apple iOS 13 will better protect user privacy, but more could be done

June 12, 2019 - Apple’s newest iOS features provide simple, easy-to-use options that can leave users more informed and more in control of their online privacy. But privacy experts agreed: Apple can—and should—go further.

Read more

Select your language