The Frustrations of Cookie Consent
For over a decade, internet users across Europe and beyond have been bombarded with pop-up banners asking for consent to cookies—those sm...
The EU's Push for Chat Control Sparks Privacy Backlash
In the heart of Europe's digital policy debates, a controversial proposal known as Chat Control is poised t...
In a surprising twist to Europe's ongoing tussle between digital publishers and user privacy tools, Germany's Federal Supreme Court has revived a long-dormant lawsuit that could re...
The virtual private network (VPN) industry, a critical pillar of online privacy and security, has been rocked by the sudden closure of BulletVPN, a service that once promised robus...
The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) this week announced that its stakeholder partners for an app transparency process will soon begin testing...
Five more years of warrantless surveillance at the hands of the NSA and other spy agencies was signed into law before the new year thanks to the quick passage of FISA. We already d...
Facebook cannot win the privacy issue. The company thrives on allowing advertisers to target their potential customers with pinpoint accuracy, and that takes highly personal data....
The state of California is going after those who would attempt to violate your online privacy. Attorney General Kamala Harris just announced the formation of a new task force insi...
People share a lot of information online and the popularity of social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest reveal that too much sharing can come back to haunt us.
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However despicable a practice I may believe it to be, many employers are still screening potential employees through a search of their social networking pages and increasing number...