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.
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...
How to stop the Kazakhstan government from intercepting your internet traffic
Update: The Kazakh government has halted its CA plans for now. If you previously installed the certificate, make sure...
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...
Report: Stalkerware apps not held accountable for infringing privacy rights
Stalkerware—spyware applications installed on devices to surveil children, employees, and partners—has become the latest tool used by abusers to...
The fight for your face: The battles deciding the fate of...
This post was originally published on May 29, 2019.
Last week, San Francisco became the first city in the U.S....
A controversial NSA phone records program might be shutting down
The National Security Agency (NSA) may be ending a program that analyzes the records of hundreds of millions of...
An unprotected server leaked 24 million sensitive housing documents not once...
Personal documents included mortgage loan agreements, payment schedules, borrowers’ phone numbers, and more.
Laws that threaten internet freedom around the world
We recently explained why Australia’s new cybersecurity bill is a bad idea. It gives law enforcement the ability to...
What are botnets, and how do you protect against them?
Botnets are large networks of hijacked devices (robots) that can be remotely controlled by their creator.
Mainly run for profit...
