As first reported by ProPublica, Google recently updated its privacy policy to remove an important consumer privacy protection. Google’s updated policy removed the preexisting ban on personally identifiable data collection, leaving users open to invasive privacy violations.
October 25, 2016The backdoor encryption debate in the United States has been going on for quite some time now. An important element in this debate that is often overlooked, however, is that this strong encryption which is under attack is actually encouraged and required for certain businesses – and frequently employed by the government.
December 15, 2015The Australian government recently fell victim to a cyberattack being blamed upon a “sophisticated state actor”. No specific foreign nation or rogue regime has been named, but the widely believed presumption is that it was China.
February 18, 2019Google Chrome users who utilize the free VPN extension Hola and manage their cryptocurrencies with MyEtherWallet were told in a tweet on Monday to move their tokens to new accounts lest they lose their funds—that is, if their funds still existed.
July 11, 2018On August 7, advocacy group Center for Democracy and Technology filed a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accusing Hotspot Shield of engaging in a slew of unfair and deceptive practices, in violation of Section 5 of FTC Act.
August 7, 2017A security researcher discovered an “an information disclosure bug” which leaked user data and allowed users of the VPN service to be identified. The leaked data includes details such as user country and name of the Wi-Fi network users are connected to (if utilizing Wi-Fi).
February 11, 2018