Slack has updated its Terms of Service to let your manager read your private conversations in private channels. Our analog parents would have been…
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Once again: Privacy promises from a company are worth nothing, because companies can’t promise anything
In the last post, I recalled that the only thing that matter whether data collection is taking place is whether it's technically possible, and…
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Once again: If you carry a sensor of any kind, you must assume it to be active and collecting data, you can’t trust pinky promises
As Quartz revealed, Google has been tracking your location since the start of 2017. At this point, the story should not be about why…
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Net Neutrality and the United States FCC: Let’s talk about this abusive pattern of releasing controversial policies on major holidays
So the United States FCC has released its plans to eradicate Net Neutrality in the United States, on Thanksgiving, as it said it would….
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How did the free sharing of scientific knowledge and culture become the worst crime our justice systems could think of?
Sci-Hub is starting to get judgments and censorship applied against it. It’s noteworthy that not even murder or genocide is considered cause for such…
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Paywalls drive mass surveillance and give the NSA the advantage
Putting network specifications behind subscription paywalls gives the NSA and other surveillance agencies a decisive advantage against the freedom of the Internet. That is…
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A suggested definition for “Bitcoin to the Moon”
“Bitcoin to the Moon” has long been a common saying, but nobody knows what it really means. I propose it is time to define…
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The recent catastrophic Wi-Fi vulnerability was in plain sight for 13 years behind a corporate paywall
The recent Wi-Fi “KRACK” vulnerability, which allowed anyone to get onto a secure network (and which was quickly patched by reputable vendors), had been…
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Pirates enter another parliament: Congratulations to the Czech Pirate Party!
The Czech Pirate Party is entering Parliament at an estimated 9.7% with half the votes counted. The Czech pirates have fought long and hard,…
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British government announces 15 years in prison for reading banned literature
British lawmakers have announced 15 years in prison for taking part of banned literature. However, the threat of prison only covers new story formats…
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