Over the past few years, data brokers and federal military, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies have formed a vast, secretive partnership to surveil the movements of millions of people. Many…
Could one of the most pernicious spyware vendors in the world soon be operating under the auspices of the American flag? That's the question some are asking in the wake…
UPDATE: Tails version 5.1 has been released. Upgrade now. Tor Browser in Tails 5.0 and earlier is unsafe to use for sensitive information. From the Tails website: We recommend that…
One of the first things many women do when they find themselves needing an abortion is seek advice online. That won’t change no matter what the Court rules. But if they…
Cellebrite iPhone cracking kit allows the company's clients to access virtually all of the private data stored on a phone - in some cases, even if the phone is locked.…
Commercial spyware has grown into an industry estimated to be worth twelve billion dollars. It is largely unregulated and increasingly controversial. In recent years, investigations by the Citizen Lab and…
Last year, Apple enacted App Tracking Transparency, a mandatory policy that forbids app makers from tracking user activity across other apps without first receiving those users’ explicit permission. Privacy advocates…
The lack of workplace digital privacy has become a hot topic with the recent firing of four Google employees for what Google says were violationssuch as unauthorized accessing of company documents and the…
Users of social media platforms might want to be careful what is posted moving forward, as law enforcement officials may be watching. The FBI has invested millions of dollars into…
When you use the internet, you leave behind a trail of data, a set of digital footprints. These include your social media activities, web browsing behavior, health information, travel patterns,…
