More Privacy - Page 12
Former ADT employee admits he watched customers have sex for years through their cameras
A criminal once again took advantage of internet-connected cameras.
By Jack Morse
Elon Musk's endorsement of Signal is causing the good kind of problems
The end-to-end encrypted messaging app is having a moment.
By Jack Morse
The privacy wins worth celebrating in an otherwise dreary 2020
There are some things to be happy about in 2020.
By Jack Morse
Zoom employee secretly censored users on behalf of China, alleges DOJ
The plot allegedly involved falsely accusing users of distributing child sexual abuse material and terrorism to kick them off Zoom.
By Jack Morse
All the privacy apps you should have downloaded in 2020
From secure messaging to anonymous browsing, here are the essentials for both iOS and Android.
By Jack Morse
Latest iOS update shows all the ways Facebook tracks you. There are a lot.
Like, a lot a lot.
By Jack Morse
Signal adds encrypted group video calls that friends can pop in and out of
Signal just launched end-to-end encrypted group video calls, putting Facebook's Messenger Rooms to shame.
By Jack Morse
Activists demand Google open up about user data shared with police
Fifty-nine civil rights, labor, and civil society organizations sent an open letter to Google demanding more transparency when it comes to sharing user data with law enforcement.
By Jack Morse
Online testing is a biased mess, and senators are demanding answers
Six U.S. senators penned an open letter to the CEO of a remote proctoring company with questions about student privacy and alleged bias.
By Jack Morse
Amazon announces new employee tracking tech, and customers are lining up
This does not bode well for workers, or for retail customers.
By Jack Morse
Microsoft waters down 'productivity score' surveillance tool after backlash
The tool, announced in late October, gave bosses a detailed look at individual workers' actions.
By Jack Morse
Apple addresses macOS privacy concerns, says better controls are coming in 2021
The company will let users opt out of its malware protections, starting next year.
Why you should change your Google Meet background
There's no reason your boss needs to see into your makeshift home office.
By Jack Morse
Maine voters double down on facial recognition ban in win for privacy
Residents of Portland, Maine, just struck a blow for privacy and civil liberties.
By Jack Morse
Zoom finally rolls out end-to-end encryption, but you have to enable it
The popular video-conferencing tool makes good on a promise to beef up the security of its calls.
By Jack Morse
Facebook's 'monopoly power' hurts user privacy, finds Congress
The 449-page Congressional report also claims Facebook's lack of competition fuels misinformation on the platform.
By Jack Morse
Amazon wants a copy of your 'palm signature.' You should pass.
Amazon announced a program to scan and store images of customers' palms. Privacy experts call this "a terrible idea."
By Jack Morse
Amazon quietly announces major expansion to neighborhood surveillance networks
Many existing Amazon devices will automatically become a part of the network.
By Jack Morse
Amazon wants to put a Ring drone inside your home and LOL WTF?
The Ring Always Home Cam is autonomous and terrifying.
By Jack Morse
New tool makes it easy to see which websites are in bed with Facebook
Facebook tracks users even when they're not logged in.
By Jack Morse
LAPD used facial recognition software tied to wrongful arrests
The LAPD previously denied using facial recognition technology.
By Jack Morse
The best messaging apps not owned by Facebook
Facebook owns Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. Here are some alternatives, if you value privacy.
By Jack Morse
The future of anti-surveillance fashion is bright (because the world is going to hell)
Masks aren't going anywhere.
By Rachel Kraus
How to prevent cyberstalking
Are you still linking your dating apps to your social profiles?
By Tulika Bose
