How tech companies, governments, and everyday users clash over what privacy really means online.
Here are the 22 states where police can trick your phone to spy on you
Is yours one of them?
On Oct 1, 2015 by [email protected]
Google’s new Timeline feature is a terrifying reminder to turn your location off right now
This may sound like paranoia, but some of us have learned the hard way that it’s the only way to stay alive.
On Jul 28, 2015 by S.E. Smith
Deleting your browser history could land you 20 years in prison
The absence of evidence isn’t proof of a crime.
On Jun 10, 2015 by S.E. Smith
The British Library crowdsourced a Magna Carta for Internet rights
Magna Carta 2.0 is long overdue.
On Jun 8, 2015 by Eric Geller
Judge says secretly placing GPS tracker on a car is not an invasion of privacy
Is your privacy being violated if someone puts a GPS tracker on your car? It’s complicated.
On Apr 14, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Edward Snowden tells you what encrypted messaging apps you should use
Here are some privacy apps endorsed by Edward Snowden
On Mar 6, 2015 by Dell Cameron
How to delete Instagram’s secret map of where you live
Delete that stalker’s treasure map once and for all.
On Feb 20, 2015 by Taylor Hatmaker
Please stop posting this bogus Facebook privacy notice
Sorry, this is the equivalent of a chain letter.
On Jan 5, 2015 by Mike Wehner
How to make sure you’re using the real Tor Browser
Fake Tor Browsers have become a problem. Here’s how to make sure it’s not one you have to deal with.
On Oct 31, 2014 by Dell Cameron
11,000 people sue Facebook over privacy violations
Facebook is being sued, to no one’s surprise.
On Aug 4, 2014 by Micah Singleton
How to erase your home from Google Maps
Google Maps’ picture of your house is about to get a lot more detailed. Here’s how to protect yourself.
On Jun 26, 2014 by Aaron Sankin
How to stop police from searching your phone without a warrant
Knowledge is power.
On Jun 26, 2014 by Andrew Couts
Does Slingshot have the same privacy weaknesses as Snapchat?
Like its progenitor Snapchat, Slingshot might pose some pretty serious security risks.
On Jun 20, 2014 by EJ Dickson
GoPro, drones, and smartphones: The modern surveillance society
Yet it is far harder to get away from a camera than even Orwell imagined.
On Jun 13, 2014 by Nicholas White
It’s time to say goodbye to the password
It’s time to speak the ugly truth: The notion of a password is dead.
On Jun 11, 2014 by [email protected]
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