Game over: Hacking Team disclosure exposes spy agency playbooks
Who hacks the hackers? It's a question the founder of Hacking Team — a company which supplies its own version of surveillance malware to...
Who is Jacob Appelbaum?
When it comes to digital anonymity and Internet privacy rights, names like Edward Snowden and Julian Assange get most of the press. But there...
Snowden should be welcomed home with open arms, not handcuffs
Hope remains for the homecoming of Edward Snowden, the American whistleblower who exposed illegal government spying programs. In a surprising change of tone, former...
Your Oyster card is keeping tabs on you – #WTFWednesday
London’s 500,000 public surveillance cameras aren’t the only tool that can be used to spy on you in the British capital. The Oyster card,...
New iris scanner makes Minority Report look like the Flintstones – #WTFWednesday
You’ve already seen iris-scanning technology in movies. Like Minority Report, where every time Tom Cruise wants to walk through a door all he has...
WhatsApp gets low marks for privacy in EFF report
If the government knocked on WhatsApp’s digital door and asked for your message history, would they comply? Would WhatsApp ask for a warrant before...
London’s 500,000 cameras are watching you. All the time – #WTFWednesday
If you’ve ever been to London, you’ll know it’s a great place to see the sights, climb some apple and pears, and overpay for...
Australia’s new anti-piracy law: Sink or swim?
What happens when the government decides to crack down on Internet piracy? In Australia, the result is The Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015,...
Is your bag of potato chips spying on you? – #WTFWednesday
On #WTFWednesday, the privacy threats we tell you about always get a “WTF?” from us because we can’t believe they’re happening. This week, we’re telling...
A spy-proof network? Astoria may hold the answer
What are your options if you want privacy on the web? Just being careful about where you surf, what you post, and what you...
