VPN Providers Flee India as a New Data Law Takes Hold
[ad_1] Ahead of the deadline to comply with the Indian government’s new data-collection rules, VPN companies from across the globe have pulled their servers out of the country in a…
A Danish City Built Google Into Its Schools—Then Banned It
[ad_1] Some children could adapt better without them than others. Throughout his career in education, Pederson has never heard a single parent complain about data protection. But after the Google…
The Ungodly Surveillance of Anti-Porn ‘Shameware’ Apps
[ad_1] “It’s really not about pornography,” says Brit, a former user of Accountable2You who asked to only be identified by her first name, due to privacy concerns. “It’s about making…
The US and EU are Teaming Up to Contain Big Tech
[ad_1] Are there areas where you think there can be more collaboration among regulators? We work very closely with our US counterparts, both the DOJ and the FTC. If we…
Shadowy Russian Cell Phone Companies Are Cropping Up in Ukraine
[ad_1] Since the companies emerged earlier this year, they claim to have expanded their services. Their websites list dozens of claimed locations, including shops, where people can buy SIM cards…
How to Use DuckDuckGo’s Privacy-First Email Service
[ad_1] Having offered a privacy-focused search engine since 2008, DuckDuckGo is now turning its attention to email: Its new Email Protection service gives you an @duck.com email address, which you…
The Shaky Future of a Post-Roe Federal Privacy Law
[ad_1] New York’s junior senator says Republicans aren’t “connecting all the dots about what it means for them.” “It is so expansive and so harmful, I don’t think people have…
The End of Roe Will Spark a Digital Civil War
[ad_1] Over the past 10 years, the primary threats to US internet freedom have come from abroad, as countries like China, Russia, and India have erected barriers to the flow…
The Twitter Whistleblower’s Testimony Has Senators Out for Blood
[ad_1] Many of Silicon Valley’s fiercest watchdogs on Capitol Hill are now snarling. Yesterday’s arresting testimony by Twitter’s former security chief, Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, has lawmakers in both parties redoubling…
How Whistleblowers Navigate a Security Minefield
[ad_1] Initial contact is just the start. Beyond this—once Whistleblower Aid has signed on clients—it recommends using Signal for most messaging. “A lot of time is spent trying to keep…
The Woman Who Became a Company Has Lessons for a Post-Roe World
[ad_1] In 2014, Jennifer Lyn Morone decided to protect her data in the only way she could as an individual: She incorporated herself. Jennifer Lyn Morone Inc. operates as a…
Apple Kills Passwords in iOS 16 and macOS Ventura
[ad_1] For years, we’ve been promised the end of password-based logins. Now the reality of a passwordless future is taking a big leap forward, with the ability to ditch passwords…
It’s Time to Get Real About TikTok’s Risks
[ad_1] Still, it is unclear whether TikTok poses a unique and specific threat to US national security or if it is simply a convenient proxy through which lawmakers are grappling…
An Effort to ID Tulsa Race Massacre Victims Raises Privacy Issues
[ad_1] But this is far from the first time family members’ genetic material has been used to put names to unidentified remains. Scientists around the world have used DNA to…
The US May Soon Learn What a ‘Kid-Friendly’ Internet Looks Like
[ad_1] The ADCA does include a carve-out, stipulating that if a site or app affords a high level of data protections (e.g., it doesn’t sell user data, doesn’t use targeted…
How to Buy and Use a Burner Phone
[ad_1] Even if surveillance overreach (abortion bounty-hunting, police use of face recognition) doesn’t make you want to ditch your smartphone for something less connected, you could still consider a burner…
The FTC May (Finally) Protect Americans From Data Brokers
[ad_1] On August 29, the Federal Trade Commission announced it had filed a landmark lawsuit against data broker Kochava for “selling geolocation data from hundreds of millions of mobile devices”…
Scans of Students’ Homes During Tests Are Deemed Unconstitutional
[ad_1] As the pandemic unfolded in spring 2020, an Educause survey found that an increasing number of students—who had very little choice but to take tests remotely—were increasingly putting up…
Nothing Is Protecting Child Influencers From Exploitation
[ad_1] Jackie Coogan, America’s first major child star, shot to fame in 1921 as Charlie Chaplin’s adopted son in The Kid. But at the age of 21, after earning upward…
The Privacy Flaw Threatening US Democracy
[ad_1] “Everybody should care about privacy because information is power, and human information confers power over human beings,” Richards says. “In an information society where so many decisions are made…
The Low Threshold for Face Recognition in New Delhi
[ad_1] Indian law enforcement is starting to place huge importance on facial recognition technology. Delhi police, looking into identifying people involved in civil unrest in northern India in the past…
What Adults Don’t Get About Teens and Digital Life
[ad_1] On a snowy winter day, we were in the library of a charter middle school in Portland, Maine. It was the first of many school visits where we teamed…
The Android 13 Privacy Settings You Should Update Now
[ad_1] It’s late summer in the northern hemisphere, which means new phone operating systems are coming. In a few weeks, Apple will release iOS 16 to millions of iPhones and…
Police Used a Baby’s DNA to Investigate Its Father for a Crime
[ad_1] According to the New Jersey lawsuit, police had reopened an investigation into a cold case and had used genetics to place the suspect within a single family: one of…
The FTC Gears Up for a Data Privacy Crackdown
[ad_1] We’ve also looked at how new data rulings in Europe could stop Meta from sending data from the EU to the US, potentially prompting app blackouts across the continent.…