Loz Kaye, leader of the UK Pirate Party, gives a view from the UK about the NSA PRISM revelations: The cultural sense among ordinary…
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So Just Exactly What Is NSA's Prism, More Than Reprehensibly Evil?
The US NSA’s PRISM program appears to be a set of specialized deep-packet inspection filters combined with pre-existing wiretapping points at high-level Internet carriers…
Read More4 UX Problems Holding Back Crypto And Anti-Wiretapping Technology
Now that our worst wiretapping fears have been confirmed, millions of people are realizing that we need to start using decentralized, encrypted communication yesterday….
Read MoreTold You So: If You Have Been Using A Centralized Comms Service, You Were Wiretapped
This night, news broke that the USA’s security agencies have been wiretapping essentially every major centralized social service for private data. Photos, video conferences,…
Read MoreDeath Twitches: Nokia Caught Wiretapping Encrypted Traffic From Its Handsets
Nokia, the cellphone manufacturer, has been listening in to all encrypted communications from its handset’s browser. Every connection advertised as secure – banking, social…
Read MorePrivacy: The Political Divider
Privacy issues are political dividers. Either you take the classical liberal stand – that citizens are individuals, who should be judged by their actions,…
Read MoreCopyright Industry Madness Takes Six Years To Catch Up With The Worst Satire Of It
Six years ago, a satire site wrote a story about how the copyright industry wanted more money if you invited friends to watch a…
Read MoreA Bit Of 1984: Biometrics Used In Argentina Today
Some time ago, there was a post here that mentioned the biggest DNA database in the World. Well, I don’t know if it’s the…
Read MoreThe Danger To Privacy Isn't Corporate Data-Mining Or Governmental Surveillance – It's Both Combined
The past year, something of a pointless debate has broken out – whether it’s the governments’ ridiculously-broad surveillance laws that pose the greatest threat…
Read More"Plurality": An Amazing Short Film About Surveillance In 2023
I usually don’t watch video. The format bores me. But I found this short film about the current developments amazing. Normally, when I start…
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