I write a lot of words about location tracking and how it fits into our lives. Sometimes it can be a useful tool, but most of my words are about…
As voice assistants like Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa increasingly make their way into internet of things devices, it's becoming harder to track when audio recordings are sent to the…
iOS 14's new privacy feature has been snitching on a lot of snooping apps in recent days, raising concerns from users and hopefully inspiring the companies behind the apps to…
Whonix is a Linux desktop dedicated to absolute security and privacy. Find out how to use this unique take on the desktop operating system. In today's world, security and privacy…
What would it be like to build a city from the internet up? That bold question outlined the vision of Toronto's Quayside project, first unveiled by Sidewalk Labs in 2017.…
Until the end of the 20th century, most young people could take one thing for granted: their embarrassing behavior would eventually be forgotten. It might be a bad haircut, or…
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 2020 with a six-month enforcement grace period. That end date is now here. The CCPA explicitly applies to companies…
Depending on who you ask, the EARN IT Act could either destroy the fundamental values of an open internet or protect children from being sexually exploited online. The Eliminating Abusive…
Tor users are conscientious about the tools they pick to do what they do online. Often, discussions of controversial topics need a different level of privacy depending on a user's…
As well as this additional layer of anonymity, Tor Browser is super-strict on the sort of background scripts and tracking technologies sites are allowed to run. It also blocks fingerprinting,…
