Tag: Government

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Students and activists in the U.S. lead the fight against facial...

Facial recognition tech can identify us in crowds, but a new wave of privacy advocates want to outlaw the algorithms across the U.S.
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Global Internet and Social Media Censorship Report, 2020

ExpressVPN examines internet censorship around the world and reports which countries block which social media platforms.
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In a win for privacy advocates, DuckDuckGo can now be your...

New Android users in the EU are set to benefit from an antitrust ruling that the European Union issued...
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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...
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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....
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Infographic: The rise of facial recognition in airports

In a recent post, we spotlighted the growing use of face scans as a form of identification in airports,...
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3 things activists can do to strengthen their privacy and security

Plummeting press freedoms, stifled internet access, attempts to subvert encryption, and plenty of other indicators point to a budding...
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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.
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What is a CA certificate, and how does it work?

Recently, the government of Kazakhstan temporarily forced citizens to install a Certificate Authority (CA) that allowed the state to...
government data breaches that cost billions
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8 massive government data breaches

We’re constantly hearing about data breaches lately⁠—and it’s no wonder, given that 5 billion personal records were exposed last...
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In memory of John Perry Barlow

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Are QR codes safe? Not always

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