The founder of Yale’s Privacy Lab is worried by the coming...
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on January 14, 2020. Since then, Sean O’Brien has joined us as...
Governments are demanding user data from Facebook in record numbers
According to Facebook’s latest transparency report, government requests for user data reached their highest level ever in the first...
Tech that can spy on our brains is coming
Almost ten years ago, Facebook launched its facial recognition tool, which could identify people in photos uploaded onto the...
Facebook’s cryptocurrency has governments scrambling
There are over 2,000 cryptocurrencies, tokens, and blockchain instruments commonly traded on more than 250 platforms around the world....
Your devices are rating you. Behave accordingly.
In a world judged by social media, a low score makes everyday life difficult. You can’t rent a car, book a hotel, or pay for flights.
FaceApp’s popularity sparks privacy concerns, but when will we learn?
NOTE: This post was originally published on July 19, 2019
Chances are you’ve recently come across photos of friends and...
Wozniak says we should get off Facebook but why should Zuckerberg...
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is the latest tech celebrity to urge users to purge their Facebook account, suggesting that...
Profits rise, but Facebook’s poor privacy could still cost Zuckerberg
NOTE: This post was originally published on April 25, 2019
Countless privacy breaches don’t seem to have taken their toll...
India proposes mass surveillance measures in new IT bill
NOTE: This post was originally published on March 1, 2019
India’s government is taking drastic steps to surveil and censor...
Facebook’s 10-Year Challenge went from nostalgic to dystopian real quick
NOTE: This post was originally published on January 25, 2019
A seemingly innocuous photo op with a potentially seedy underside,...