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As a result of Covid-19, virtual classrooms have become the norm for many: what are the privacy implications?

It would be something of an understatement to say that Covid-19 has caused major changes to everyday life around the world. In the world of education, virtual classrooms, with students and teacher connected across the…

The widening SolarWinds debacle shows why the reckless idea of backdooring encryption must be dropped forever

The SolarWinds hack is the most serious breach of governmental and corporate security in years, perhaps the most serious breach ever – at least among those that we know about. The first news of the…

ACLU sues to find out how the FBI is breaking into encrypted devices

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has the ability to break into encrypted phones and laptops, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing so that the public can finally learn about how it…

Proposed FinCEN regulation would create financial surveillance net for cryptocurrency transactions

On December 18th, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a proposed regulation seeking to increase financial surveillance of cryptocurrency transactions. Note that the introduction date and the abnormally short 15 day…

IMF suggests that your credit score could be based on your internet history

The fast growing world of fintech may eventually develop to the point where your credit score is based on your internet history. A new blogpost on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) blog draws attention to…

Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: December 18, 2020

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of December 18th, 2020 WhatsApp calls Apple’s new privacy nutrition labels for iOS 14 anti-competitive Facebook’s WhatsApp messenger has taken a public stance against Apple’s new privacy nutrition labels.…

Protect Our Civil Liberties Act would repeal Patriot Act, FISA Amendments Act, and ban encryption backdoors

Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) and Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) are cosponsoring a bipartisan bill titled the Protect Our Civil Liberties Act (H.R. 8970). If passed, the Act would repeal the Patriot Act and the FISA…

ACLU sues Baltimore PD for lying about aerial mass surveillance program

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed suit against the Baltimore Police Department (BDP) to end the use of spy planes for an invasive aerial surveillance campaign that has been targeting Batlimore’s residents. The…

Private Internet Access launches dedicated IP address option

The Private Internet Access (PIA) NextGen VPN Network keeps getting better. PIA is announcing the release of its dedicated IP address feature. This feature has been widely requested. We are proud to roll out the…

Should we worry about the possibility of police surveillance using autonomous drones with added AI ? Too late: it’s already here

A couple of weeks ago, Privacy News Online wrote about France’s controversial Global Security Law. One striking element was the authorization of drones for routine police surveillance. These particular “eyes in the sky” have been…