Why people need the dark web, whether they want it or not
Never before has the real world been so interconnected with the cyber with an increasing amount of our everyday activity becoming digitised. However, what we say, what information we look…
Backdoors are a security vulnerability
Last month, US Attorney General William Barr resurrected a government appeal to technology companies: Provide law enforcement with an infallible, "secure" method to access, unscramble, and read encrypted data stored…
How to browse the internet anonymously
Check out this insane "Click Bait" (Safe Link) from AT&T about browsing anonymously where the company that enabled US Government Spying sells you CyberSecurity. Ad Follows Break Browsing privately ensures…
Windows 10, Office Online users get new warning over data privacy
Microsoft is rebranding the web-version of Office as 'Office' (minus the 'Online') Why Apple and Microsoft belong together like a burger and fries Microsoft's LinkedIn unit commits to starting to…
NSA to establish new Cybersecurity Directorate to boost defense
Written by Shannon Vavra. The National Security Agency is creating a cybersecurity directorate to better protect the country against cyberthreats from foreign adversaries, an NSA spokesperson told CyberScoop. Anne Neuberger…
Russia ‘trying to crack Tor anonymous browser’
Hackers who breached a Russian intelligence contractor found that it had been trying to crack the Tor browser and been working on other secret projects, the BBC has learned. Tor…
Here Are the Biggest Online Privacy Threats Facing Companies and Consumers (and Covering Your Webcam Won’t Solve Them All)
In light of recent news that your webcam could potentially record you without you even knowing, it's not surprising that people are worried about being spied on online. In fact,…
Microsoft Office 365: Banned in German schools over privacy fears
Schools in the central German state of Hesse have been have been told it's now illegal to use Microsoft Office 365. The state's data-protection commissioner has ruled that using the…
The U.K.’s Version of the NSA Wants Access to Encrypted Chats
The term "ghost protocol" might remind you of a famous blockbuster starring Tom Cruise, but here it applies to a new proposal by the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in the…
FaceApp’s viral success proves we will never take our digital privacy seriously
a service called FaceApp received a wave of press for using artificial intelligence to transform pictures of faces, making them look older or younger, male or female, or adding a smile to appear happier. This week, FaceApp once again made headlines as celebrities, including the Jonas Brothers, Drake and Dwayne Wade, appeared to use the app to show what they might look like when they get much older.
