4 Ways you can be identified through social media
On social media, it is easy to forget who can see our posts. A pseudonym can protect us from revealing too much, but there...
France is bidding adieu to Google in favor of a more private search engine
The French National Assembly will adopt Qwant, an EU-based search engine known for its privacy. Read what this could mean.
What are the most dangerous technologies of the surveillance age?
Technology such as encryption, VPNs, and Tor can help us maintain and defend our privacy online. But technology can also work in the opposite direction,...
What will happen to internet privacy in the future?
Unfortunately, we have reached a point where the internet doesn’t work correctly unless we sacrifice some of our privacy. Everything from Twitter to cell...
Weighing up the morality of internet privacy
The difference between right and wrong is rarely black and white. When it comes to the big moral issues around internet privacy—from government surveillance...
How plausible deniability can protect your data
Plausible deniability allows individuals to claim they had no involvement in an action taken by others (or, in some cases, themselves). For example, though you...
Is internet privacy a lost cause?
Most people think of privacy as a fundamental right. The right to have a personal conversation without someone listening, the right to keep your...
Am I being spied on? Here’s how you might be
Here are the various ways someone might be able to spy on you online.
Swedes are inserting tiny microchips under their skin
Fed up with carrying cumbersome keychains and bulky wallets? Why not copy a growing number of Swedes and implant tiny microchips into your fingers? Instead...
Headed to New Zealand? Prepare to unlock your phone at Customs
NOTE: This post was originally published on October 16, 2018 Something fishy’s brewing down under—and it’s not just fish and chips. This month New Zealand...
