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EU approves “link tax” and “censorship machines” for a final vote
On Wednesday, the European Union approved its controversial Copyright Directive for a final vote in January 2019. If passed, the bill would permanently damage the way we use the internet. How will the...
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California passes "the strongest net neutrality standards in the nation"
California has just passed net neutrality regulations into state law after bill SB-822 passed both the State Assembly and the Senate on August 31. California's Democratic Governor Jerry Brown has unti...
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Uganda is now taxing its citizens for access to social media
This post was originally published on August 24, 2018. As of July 1, Ugandans no longer have free access to social media platforms, having to pay a daily tax to maintain access to 58 sites and apps, i...
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Facebook has a better memory of you than you do—find out what it knows
NOTE: This post was originally published on May 4, 2018 In light of Facebook’s biggest scandal to date, many people are starting to take privacy more seriously. Unfortunately, it may be too late ...
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#DeleteFacebook and use these apps instead
So you want to #DeleteFacebook? Good for you. Facebook’s rampant data collection efforts have gone unchecked for far too long—and have shed light on just how much social media platforms know about...
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Not even a scandal will stop Facebook from harvesting your data
Editor's note: This post was originally published on March 20, 2018. Onavo has since been shut down. News of Facebook’s role in Cambridge Analytica’s collection of millions of user profiles lead...
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Two Supreme Court cases that will redefine your digital privacy in 2018
NOTE: This post was originally published on January 16, 2018 Within the next six months, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on two cases that will determine whether the U.S. government’s already exten...
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DuckDuckGo at 10: Looking ahead with CEO Gabriel Weinberg
Note: This post was originally published on January 5, 2018. Meeting the growing demand of the privacy-conscious public for 10 years now is DuckDuckGo—a privacy-oriented search engine that doesn’t...
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Which countries do the Dutch join with their new mass surveillance law?
It’s official—the Dutch government doesn’t care about its citizens’ right to privacy. With its new mass surveillance law, the Netherlands will join the US, UK, and Russia on the growing list o...
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Meet Federico Tenga: The guy who teaches North Koreans about Bitcoin
Despite being the most hermetic country on Earth, North Korea is certainly no stranger to cyberspace—in both its uses and abuses. Despite a tiny local internet user base and just a few dozen local w...
