Interview: Encryption expert Riana Pfefferkorn on the erosion of online free...
The effect of the EARN IT Act, the problem with the U.S. concept of privacy, the emergence of regional internets, and more.
How (and why) to keep multiple online identities separate
To keep an online persona separate from, and unconnected to, a legal identity, it’s important to understand which identifiers are commonly used to de-anonymize a person.
To combat fake pandemic news, countries beef up censorship
These new measures suppressing press and internet freedoms are ripe for abuse.
Big changes to data protection laws in the EU and Brazil
A key ruling in the EU and Brazil's version of the GDPR means privacy safeguards just got strengthened for hundreds of millions of people.
U.S. Senate to vote on EARN IT bill, endangering encryption
The widely criticized EARN IT bill, which might eradicate end-to-end encryption, is now up for voting by the U.S. Senate.
The battle to outlaw end-to-end encryption in the U.S. is heating...
This post was originally published on July 2, 2020. Following the introduction of the EARN IT bill in the U.S....
How do advertisers always know where you are?
To build a profile of you, advertisers can gather a multitude of information. They can follow you around the...
What is cybertorture? How our minds are vulnerable to online experiences
What will change if we are forced to move our social circle to virtual lands, browse the web anonymously,...
EARN IT Act: U.S. might permanently ban end-to-end encryption
The EARN IT bill could make tech companies liable for its users' behavior and has far-reaching consequences for privacy and encryption.
Maybe it’s time to dump social media, just for a little...
For a lot of us these days, the internet has become our sole tether to the outside world, connecting...
