Silently enabling a Man in the Middle attack to audit every website you visit would never go over, unless it’s marketed as a “feature”.
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If you don’t learn from the past, you’re doomed to repeat it. Apparently the US doesn’t remember world history so…
Business and government have problems getting data from your phone, but getting data out of your backups is fair game.
Metadata isn’t considered “data” by anti-surveillance law, so analysis of where you go and when is fair game. Thing is, where you go and when can pick you out of a crowd almost instantly.
I don’t like the idea of my multimedia device keeping a connection with a vendor telling them everything I’m doing, it’s rude. I completed a network analysis and found out it was worse than I thought.
When I ask others what their biggest security concern is the most common answer I get back is “I have no idea, where do I even start?” – this article addresses that.
Developers for Chrome and Firefox have been working on a new push notification system, and some sites are able to sign you up for ads without notice or opt-in. Here’s what you can do about it.
“The internet doesn’t forget” – given time when surveilled, there is always enough circumstantial evidence to arrest the innocent for something.
Now that Net Neutrality is gone, providers are blocking VPN users.
A summary of issues and practical guide for coming up with a decent password.