What is a CA certificate, and how does it work?
Recently, the government of Kazakhstan temporarily forced citizens to install a Certificate Authority (CA) that allowed the state to decrypt all content and communications...
Anonymized demographic data can still be used to identify you
If you’re one of the few people who read terms of service, you may find buried in various companies’ privacy policies a clause saying...
Study confirms less than 20% always read terms of service
If you frequently click ‘I agree’ with regards to companies’ terms of service (ToS) without actually reading them, you’re not alone.
A new study...
Siri and Alexa train their AI with your voice. Here’s how to delete that...
If you’ve ever said “Hey” to Alexa, or an “OK” to Google, chances are your voice has been recorded and transcribed to improve their...
How to stop the Kazakhstan government from intercepting your internet traffic
Update: The Kazakh government has halted its CA plans for now. If you previously installed the certificate, make sure it has been thoroughly removed...
9 things you can do with a home server
Running your own server at home can be cheap and requires only basic knowledge of the command line. An old laptop can be converted...
FaceApp’s popularity sparks privacy concerns, but when will we learn?
NOTE: This post was originally published on July 19, 2019
Chances are you’ve recently come across photos of friends and family years into the future,...
Report: Stalkerware apps not held accountable for infringing privacy rights
Stalkerware—spyware applications installed on devices to surveil children, employees, and partners—has become the latest tool used by abusers to exert power and control over...
The fight for online privacy is heating up in Maine
About two years ago, the United States Senate voted in favor of Senate Joint Resolution 34, essentially enabling internet service providers (ISPs) to sell...
Wozniak says we should get off Facebook but why should Zuckerberg care?
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is the latest tech celebrity to urge users to purge their Facebook account, suggesting that the privacy risks are concerning...
