Police face-recognition technology is racially biased, study finds
Face recognition software is under-regulated across the country.
On Oct 21, 2016 by David Gilmour
How to keep hackers from spying on your emails
There are simple steps you should take today.
On Oct 19, 2016 by Ben Dickson
No, your entire Facebook profile is not about to become public
Don’t fall for the return of this old, bad hoax.
On Oct 18, 2016 by Jay Hathaway
How the feds justify collecting fingerprints to unlock everyone’s phones
Think Touch ID will keep out the cops? Think again.
On Oct 17, 2016 by Andrew Couts
Dozens of police-spying tools remain after Facebook, Twitter crack down on Geofeedia
Geofeedia is out, but there are plenty of other surveillance platforms to choose from.
On Oct 11, 2016 by Dell Cameron
Facebook wins ‘privacy villain of the year’ award
Mark Zuckerberg might not hang this one over his fireplace.
On Oct 7, 2016 by Andrew Couts
Police documents reveal how law enforcement keep Stingray use secret
A fill-in-the-blank DOJ warrant enables police to hide Stingray capabilities from judges and the public.
On Oct 7, 2016 by Dell Cameron, Patrick Howell O’Neill
This free tool can tell when someone accesses your webcam
It beats the heck out of a piece of tape.
On Oct 6, 2016 by Andrew Couts
U.S. scanning of Yahoo emails ‘would be illegal,’ NSA chief says
The details on Yahoo’s reported scanning of users’ emails remain murky.
On Oct 5, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
The best privacy and security apps for Android phones
These apps will help keep your Android device—and you—safer.
On Sep 22, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
NYC may install police cameras in all 250,000 streetlights
The plan is currently in the ‘early stages.’
On Sep 20, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Denver police spent $30K on social media surveillance tools in May
The funding was acquired through civil asset forfeiture, records show
On Sep 19, 2016 by Dell Cameron
Here’s how to stop Google from tracking you
It’s easier than you might think.
On Sep 16, 2016 by Ben Dickson
Is your vibrator collecting inappropriate data about you?
A new lawsuit alleges some ‘teledildonics’ customers were never told about We-Vibe’s data-collecting practices.
On Sep 15, 2016 by Mary Emily O’Hara
Encryption backdoors lose steam in Congress
Technologists and an increasing number of lawmakers say encryption backdoors make little sense.
On Sep 15, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
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