The UK government is soliciting feedback from a handful of internet providers, but isn’t consulting the tech industry or the public. The proposed measures would greatly benefit hackers and cyber criminals, as the UK government is secretly planning to push greater surveillance powers that would force UK internet providers...
For a long time, The Kremlin underestimated the Internet’s political and social power, and didn’t bother trying to control it. Yet, now worried by Twitter and Facebook’s potential for mobilization, especially after the Arab Spring and the strong protests against Vladimir Putin in Moscow in 2011, the...
When it comes to internet privacy–Russia is fast becoming a good model of “what not to do.” Policies are springing up faster than Internet users can keep track of, and just like the Chinese government and their great firewall, the government in Russia seeks more and more to control...
We’ve seen it coming. And It’s here now, the end of internet privacy for Australia. The reason is that a mandatory data retention scheme has come into effect today, April 13, 2017. This law requires internet service providers to retain customer metadata when customers use the internet. This...
The European Commission spoke up: New laws are being considered in the EU to force internet companies to grant access to sensitive and encrypted data from various messaging apps. According to EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová, an effort will be made by lawmakers in June to try and push for...
President Trump has just signed a bill which repeals Internet privacy rules passed last year by the Federal Communications Commission. It is now official: from now on, Internet service providers are free to spy on their clients’ browsing activities, and can use the collected data to generate targeted advertising. Despite...
