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Hey, Aussies! Hide your IP to stop your ISP from spying on you
Updated October 9th, 2015 The Moment You've Been Dreading Is Here Australia’s mandatory data retention scheme takes effect on Tuesday, October 13th. That’s when telcos and ISPs like Telstra, Optu...
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US corporations that skimp on cybersecurity now subject to FTC regulation
NOTE: This post was originally published on September 17, 2015 A US appeals court has recently ruled that the Federal Trade Commission now has the authority to regulate corporations’ cybersecurity....
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iOS 9 can track your sex life?
This post was originally published on September 9, 2015. If you have an iPhone, then your device and its maker, Apple, know a lot about you. From your location to your web history, owning an iPhone me...
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Facebook can identify you even if it can't see your face - #WTFWednesday
It’s creepy enough that Facebook can recognize your face in photos. Even if you didn’t upload it yourself, Facebook can spot you and let other people tag you in any picture uploaded to the site. T...
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Spotify responds to backlash against 'creepy' new privacy policy
This post was originally published on August 25, 2015. When Spotify launched in 2008, it was heralded as a return to the glory days of Napster, when all music was free. In a sense, this is still true;...
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Pixels in images can hack your computer - #WTFWednesday
What’s so dangerous about looking at a picture file in your web browser? In the past, nothing. You loaded the image. It displayed on your screen. You closed it, or went to a different page. There wa...
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Milking it: NSA goes after advertiser cookies for user data
This post was originally published on August 7, 2015. What's in a cookie? Used by browsers of all types, these small files are designed to help websites create tailored, curated experiences for netize...
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3 non-profits that fight for your digital rights
As more and more of the world goes online, not everyone is waiting with open arms. Governments and corporations want to control the flow of the world’s information and keep you in the dark. We don't...
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5 parts of your body that betray your identity
This post was originally published on July 29, 2015. Biometrics is a double-edged sword. Sure, fingerprints and facial recognition can make it fun and easy to open doors, sign in to your phone, and...
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Game over: Hacking Team disclosure exposes spy agency playbooks
Who hacks the hackers? It's a question the founder of Hacking Team — a company which supplies its own version of surveillance malware to governments worldwide — is struggling to answer after the H...
