Google Maps is turning 15. How has it dominated the way we navigate?
Do you remember the last time you looked at a printed map? If you drive, then maybe you have an outdated Road Atlas collecting...
The privacy nightmare in our wallets
Google’s been keeping track of your online purchases, hotel bookings, and newsletter subscriptions for years, but a new privacy concern takes this several steps...
In a win for privacy advocates, DuckDuckGo can now be your default search engine...
New Android users in the EU are set to benefit from an antitrust ruling that the European Union issued last year. Starting March, users will...
The founder of Yale’s Privacy Lab is worried by the coming age of surveillance...
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on January 14, 2020. Sean O’Brien later joined us as Principal Researcher to establish our new Digital...
Google’s adds Fitbit to its IoT-controlled dystopia
There have been mounting privacy concerns since Google took control of Fitbit last year in a 2.1 billion USD deal.
3.2 million ‘right to be forgotten’ requests since 2014
The largest number of requests has been to remove a person’s professional information from search results—and they’re usually rejected.
Governments are demanding user data from Facebook in record numbers
According to Facebook’s latest transparency report, government requests for user data reached their highest level ever in the first six months of 2019, numbering...
Google’s smart city project: A privacy hot button
The Quayside project in Toronto has courted more controversy than excitement. Is Google upfront about its intentions?
ExpressVPN jointly launches industry initiative for internet safety
ExpressVPN, together with i2Coalition and four other VPN providers, launches the VPN Trust Initiative.
Tech that can spy on our brains is coming
Almost ten years ago, Facebook launched its facial recognition tool, which could identify people in photos uploaded onto the platform. Since then, we have...
