Privacy attacks and government surveillance continue
At the Symantec Government Symposium on Tuesday, FBI director James Comey said he “can’t resist talking about encryption and going dark”, and will continue an “adult” discussion into 2017. What’s...
View ArticleExpanding police and surveillance powers across Europe
In January, two interesting and thorough reports on expanding police and surveillance powers across Europe were published: Amnesty International published a 70 page report which summarizes its research...
View ArticleFacebook shattered
The last week has been devastating for Facebook, with revelations about the Cambridge Analytica data abuse, but also uncontrolled access to people’s private information and friend networks by thousands...
View ArticleRichard Stallman response to the Facebook scandal
In an opinion piece in The Guardian, Richards Stallman shares his view on the latest Facebook / Cambridge Analytica scandal. He is definitely in a position to say “I told you so”, and both he and...
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