How to ByPass the TikTok Ban
This guide will show you how to bypass the a TikTok Ban step-by-step. Before we get started, let's just acknowledge that TikTok definitely does not meet our criteria for an…
How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files
Do you use YouTube for the music? If you want to save your favorite YouTube videos as audio files, certain websites and software can strip out the music tracks and…
How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens
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…
Google Report Shows ‘Reverse Warrants’ Are Swiftly Becoming Law Enforcement’s Go-To Investigative Tool
Privacy is Cybersecurity T-Shirt Thanks to its never-ending collection of location data, Google has become a prime target for law enforcement investigators. Using so-called "reverse warrants," investigators ask Google…
We must face up to the dangers of surveillance technology
Nearly a decade ago, the Minneapolis Police Department started mounting automatic license plate readers on squad cars, presumably to aid with traffic enforcement. Then a Star Tribune investigation revealed that…
Yeah, you should worry about the booming spyware industry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7H9uo3j5FQ Pegasus is regarded as the most advanced spyware on the market. It can infiltrate victims’ devices without their even having to click a malicious link – a so-called “zero-click…
Report finds Pegasus spyware was used to track journalists, activists
Research by Amnesty International and an international consortium of news organizations indicates that software made by NSO Group, an Israeli spy software maker catering to governments around the world, was…
Section 230: The Tiny Clause that Rules the Internet
The interminable battle between “free speech” and liability for illegal online activities often winds up with lawmakers, journalists, academics, and everyone in between talking about Section 230. It's rare that…
Turkey implements YouTube censorship
YouTube announced on December 16, 2020, that it will appoint a local representative in Turkey to comply with the country’s recently amended internet law, making it much more susceptible to…
The NSA’s Hidden Spy Hubs in Eight U.S. Cities
Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. In each of these cities, The Intercept has identified an AT&T facility containing networking equipment that…