Verizon’s ‘perma-cookie’: Just another example of how ISPs invade, threaten our privacy
**Update: Verizon forced 'supercookies' on all of their customers until March 2015, when several senators raised privacy concerns over the practice. One year later,...
Smart meters, dumb security? Hacking the Internet of Things
With increasing smart energy meters on the market, it's possible for hackers to spoof identities or cut off power to specific homes.
Soggy cardboard? Dropbox says it wasn’t hacked
Hundreds of Dropbox usernames and passwords were leaked on a Reddit thread, but the popular cloud service maintains it wasn't hacked.
New documentary shining light on Snowden: Citizenfour
Laura Poitras looks to run headlong into the firestorm created by Snowden and the NSA to show a different version of the man painted technology turncoat.
BadUSB virus gets badder: New malware threat fix released
The BadUSB malware virus threat completely takes over a user's PC. Read more about this virus.
PayPal opts into Bitcoin payments via BitPay, Coinbase and GoCoin
PayPal recently announced that it is teaming up with three Bitcoin processors – BitPay, Coinbase and GoCoin - to enable certain retailers to accept the virtual currency.
ExpressVPN supports National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2014
Did you know? October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. During October, Stay Safe Online is encouraging everybody to raise awareness about safety and...
Our thoughts on the EU’s “right to be forgotten” ruling
Read up on what this ruling means for free speech and privacy in general.
Why we should all care about metadata surveillance
Despite its abundance, metadata is easy to ignore. Users should be cautious to the ways metadata can be mined for personal data.
Our reaction to Prism and NSA spying
This past week we've seen a flurry of media coverage related to privacy in electronic communications. It started with reports that Verizon, a US...
