What you can do now that Congress sold out your online privacy
Yes, Congress did “sell you out” earlier this week, by passing a bill that will let internet service providers (ISPs) collect your browsing data and use it …
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You can now use Google Maps to show people exactly where you are
Google Maps is the undisputed champion of mobile navigation and it’s an extremely powerful tool for helping you find locations, but what about people? The …
Republicans want to let internet providers sell your data without your consent
It’s easy to feel that you have zero privacy or control over anything you do on the internet. Between mass surveillance programs, Google reading your …
Amazon: Alexa’s speech is protected by the First Amendment
Should computerized virtual assistants enjoy the same constitutional protections that living, breathing humans do? Amazon thinks so, and it’s taking that position in regards to …
Managing Facebook privacy settings is now easier than ever
Facebook lets you customize plenty of privacy-related aspects of your Facebook experience, but not everything is crystal clear, and you might ignore some important settings …
Uber is tracking passengers even after their rides are over, and it isn’t going well
If you updated your Uber app recently — specifically since the most recent update on November 24th — you may not even have noticed that the …
Apple logs every iPhone user’s text message contacts, new leak claims
Apple likes to make boasts about how secure its Messages app is, but new revelations from The Intercept detail how Apple keeps a log of …
Here’s how you can find out everything Google knows about you
For all the hoopla surrounding NSA surveillance activities, it’s shockingly easy to forget that Google often knows an awful a lot about more than 1 billion users …
Meet Apple’s secret and surprisingly powerful privacy team
Controlling both the hardware and software gives Apple a unique marketing tool, that the company is exploiting to the fullest – though the recent squabble …
Is your browser’s private mode actually private?
Modern Internet browsers have private or incognito modes that let you surf the web without leaving any traces. That is, you’re not leaving any traces …
Watch Steve Wozniak tell Conan he coded something like Mac viruses
Wearing an Apple Watch, Steve Wozniak appeared on Conan last night and – unsurprisingly – defended Apple in the case against the FBI. That’s hardly …
The LA City Council just confirmed everyone’s worst fears about license plate data collection
Everyone remember the film Minority Report that revolved around people with psychic abilities who used their powers predict crimes so that cops could arrest perpetrators before they could commit …
Privacy groups say Google has rigged Chromebooks to track students
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday alleging that Google is collecting student data from Chromebooks used …
Security flaw can expose your real IP address when using a VPN
Virtual private networks (VPNs) are supposed to help users protect their online privacy. VPN services obfuscate the user’s real IP address by routing traffic through …
Computer scientist live-streams the websites he visits to explain new U.K. surveillance law
Legislation that would force Internet service providers to store more data about their customers’ browsing habits, as well as ban encrypted devices including the iPhone, …
Your smart Vizio TV is secretly spying on you, but we’ll tell you how to stop it
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: a smart device in hour home is collecting data about you that can be used later for advertising. The …
How to disappear online by hiding in plain sight
There are many tips and tricks to follow if you’re looking to hide your traces online, but no plan is bulletproof. Ultimately, some of the online …
The most insane iPhone passcode I’ve ever seen
Protecting personal data stored on mobile devices is of utmost importance for savvy smartphone users who’re familiar with all the recent privacy-related spying scandals and …
MIT scientists can see through walls and identify people with new wireless device
Leave it to the brilliant minds at MIT to come up with a device so technologically advanced that you’re not quite sure if you should …
5 easy tools to ensure you don’t get tracked on the web
Like it or not, your favorite websites and online services all track you in some way, though some have stronger protections in place than others. Some …
iPhone 6s: Apple didn’t explain the huge privacy implications of one major new feature
You don’t even have to be an Apple product owner to know the company is keen on protecting the customer’s privacy and security. So when …
Do this now: Manage Facebook’s privacy settings without killing key features
Some 1.5 billion people use Facebook, yet many of them have no idea how to protect their accounts and make sure that others can’t take advantage …
Your favorite websites can now track you through your smartphone battery
With all the talk about various devices being able to track you for different purposes – the hottest privacy-related topic in town concerns Windows 10 …
FBI is behind mysterious ‘Dirtbox’ spy planes that can masquerade as cell towers
Reports last year revealed that U.S. law enforcement agencies might have special aircraft at their disposal that masquerade as cell phone towers and collect data from the …
Tim Cook blasts Google and Facebook while boasting of Apple’s commitment to privacy
The old adage of, “If a product is free you are the product” isn’t lost on Apple CEO Tim Cook. During a recent speech delivered …
The Senate just crippled the NSA’s spying program
Intelligence agencies in the U.S. won’t be able to use some of their highly sophisticated spying programs on Americans as easily as before, as certain portions of …
Warning: You should be using a VPN service to protect your privacy, but not this one
Hola is a free VPN service that has millions of users around the world, but you should stop using it right away if you’re one …
A CIA-backed company may be scanning all your Facebook chats
If you thought your Facebook chats are safe from prying eyes, you’re apparently wrong. Bosnadev says that Facebook’s chats are being scanned by a CIA-funded …
Shocker: Facebook tracks absolutely everyone in the EU, regardless of personal preferences
A new study that looked into Facebook’s privacy practices in the European Union reveals that Facebook seemingly tracks everyone in the region, regardless of personal preferences. Whether you’re signed …
EU: Don’t use Facebook if you’re worried about NSA snooping
The many Snowden revelations, which have detailed the advanced spying and mass data collection operations conducted by some of the world’s most important agencies including the …
