Each call, post, or search from your smartphone leaves a trail of hidden digital data that you might not see, but that can be collected … How much of your personal data do you give up when you use your smartphone?Read more
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Privacy can’t depend on corporations standing up to the government
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden opened the Free Software Foundation’s LibrePlanet 2016 conference on Saturday with a discussion of free software, privacy and security, speaking via … Privacy can’t depend on corporations standing up to the governmentRead more
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Your social data is doomed
Your status updates, your uploaded photos, your videos, all of it is going to be inaccessible sometime in the future. Not just by you, but … Your social data is doomedRead more
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Why privacy is important
The governments of Australia, Germany, the UK and the US are destroying your privacy. Some people don’t see the problem… “I have nothing to hide, … Why privacy is importantRead more
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Why I’m Saying Goodbye to Apple, Google and Microsoft
When I became a technology columnist in the mid-1990s, the public Internet was just beginning its first big surge. Back then, I advised my readers … Why I’m Saying Goodbye to Apple, Google and MicrosoftRead more
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Online Privacy Is Worth The Extra Work
If people assume they have the right to privacy and join the free software movement, it is better for everyone. This past week, Laura Poitras’s … Online Privacy Is Worth The Extra WorkRead more
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Is Privacy Dead?
Americans’ personal privacy is being crushed by the rise of a four-headed corporate-state surveillance system. The four “heads” are: federal government agencies; state and local … Is Privacy Dead?Read more
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People love spying on one another
Eben Moglen has dedicated himself to convincing people to resist Facebook’s siren song. The bushy-bearded Columbia Law School professor and founder of the Software Freedom … People love spying on one anotherRead more
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The End of Internet Privacy
National Security Agency is successfully waging a long-running secret war on encryption, jeopardizing hundreds of millions of people’s ability to protect their privacy online. The … The End of Internet PrivacyRead more