Privacy
Deepfakes, digital forensics and the battle against AI crime
When wandering the dark streets after a night out, most people reading this will rely on their streetwise instincts to...
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Facial recognition cameras in schools erode privacy and normalize surveillance
Facial recognition (FR) cameras are increasingly used in schools around the world to prevent violence and crimes. Instead, it exacerbates...
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What is Doxxing: how to protect yourself
Doxxing is a cyber attack that is aimed at discovering the real identity of a person and publishing their private...
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What is Google Chrome Incognito Mode?
Google Chrome Incognito mode is a one-click solution for when you want to browse something privately. And indeed, once you...
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How to prevent online identity theft: essential tips and strategies for protecting your personal information
The advancement of technology provides unique opportunities for complex cybercrimes to occur. The rise of the internet extends traditional crimes...
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The rise in sextortion online
As the coronavirus pandemic has spread throughout the world, cybercriminals have been taking advantage of the chaos to increase activity...
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Digital self-defense lessons for protestors
It wasn't too long ago that Google was considered a search engine with an unofficial motto, "don't be evil." Elsewhere,...
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Why GDPR must evolve and adapt to the changes ahead
It has been two years since the general data protection regulation (GDPR) promised European citizens greater transparency between the data...
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Are coronavirus contact tracing apps putting your privacy at risk?
2020 began full of hope and optimism as tech analysts and futurists gazed into their virtual crystal balls with predictions...
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Social media posts could cost your dream job
If a person walks on sand or snow and leaves footprints, they don't last long. That's not true for digital footprints, however. They encompass a person's online activities.
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These Android privacy apps might be distributing malware and spying on you
Our analysis of the top-ranked privacy vault apps in the Play store led to several eye-opening revelations. Here’s what you should know.
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Coronavirus survey: Among Americans, support for privacy rights trumps fear of pandemic
We decided to ask 1,255 Americans how they feel about the potential of giving up their privacy during the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Here are the results.
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6 examples of online privacy violation
Most people share data without thinking about it. They provide information to companies while purchasing merchandise, signing up for email...
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The data we’re creating could be key to tracking the spread of the coronavirus
What happens when you feel ill? The chances are you grab your phone, type in your symptoms, and start scrolling...
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Will coronavirus accelerate global censorship and surveillance?
Internet companies are scrambling, quite rightly, to control the flood of misinformation on their platforms as coronavirus panic sweeps the...
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Has your smart home betrayed you?
More and more people are using technology to automate their homes and change how they live. Home heating, lighting, entertainment,...
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The internet is evolving into a global surveillance system. Deal with it.
When China revealed it was using technology to rank every citizen with using a social credit system, it instantly conjured...
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No, Gmail isn't private at all – but you can fix that
Big corporations like Facebook and Google offer you free services to make your lives easier, right? Well, not really. As...
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Discord security and privacy issues in 2021
Discord is the go-to app for communication using voice, video, text, or a mix of all three. It's especially popular...
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Twitter in China: the battle of government and corporate power
Hundreds of millions of people log onto Twitter every day, including millions from China. But Chinese users are exceptional because...
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