Tag: Government

An illustration of a CA certificate.
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What is a CA certificate, and how does it work?
Recently, the government of Kazakhstan temporarily forced citizens to install a Certificate Authority (CA) that allowed the state to...
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11 massive government data breaches
We hear about private companies getting hacked or exposing customer data, but government records are equally at risk of a breach.
The Kazakhstan flag, except with a padlock where the sun should be.
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How to stop the Kazakhstan government from intercepting your internet traffic
Update: The Kazakh government has halted its CA plans for now. If you previously installed the certificate, make sure...
A green boxing glove, covered in Matrix style code.
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The fight for online privacy is heating up in Maine
About two years ago, the United States Senate voted in favor of Senate Joint Resolution 34, essentially enabling internet...
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7 privacy and security takeaways in Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends Report
Technology analyst Mary Meeker’s annual Internet Trends report sheds light on important changes in online privacy and security.
Facial recognition scan with a question mark on the face.
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The fight for your face: The battles deciding the fate of...
Companies and governments are putting more resources into facial recognition technology to capture your face. Now, people are fighting back.
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Worried your devices will get confiscated at the border? Here’s what...
There is growing evidence to suggest that border security agents are taking greater steps to intrude into our daily...
An illustration of money pouring from a wallet bearing the initials MZ.
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Profits rise, but Facebook’s poor privacy could still cost Zuckerberg
NOTE: This post was originally published on April 25, 2019 Countless privacy breaches don’t seem to have taken their toll...
Umbrella with UK flag covering an image of the internet.
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UK’s Online Harms White Paper casts a cloud on free speech
The UK government has introduced a new regulatory framework that seeks to push companies with online platforms to regulate...
how the NSA spies on you
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10 ways the NSA is spying on you right now
What is the NSA? The spying powers of the NSA have broadened since the Patriot Act. Here’s how the NSA could be spying on you right now.

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