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Hacker Finds Hidden 'God Mode' on Old x86 CPUs

By Paul Wagenseil published 10 August 18

Old VIA C3 chipsets have an undocumented RISC coprocessor that gives you root access from userland if you simply type in four bytes.

Facebook Expands GDPR Privacy Protections Outside Europe

By Nathaniel Mott published 18 April 18

Facebook announced that it plans to introduce many of the privacy changes required by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which goes into effect on May 25, to users around the world.

ACLU: DreamHost Warrant Is A 'Clear Threat' To The Constitution

By Nathaniel Mott published 16 August 17

DreamHost revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice has demanded that the company hand over the IP addresses of 1.2 million people who visited the #DisruptJ20 website.

Facebook Revamps 'Privacy Basics' User Guide

By Nathaniel Mott published 26 January 17

Facebook updated the interactive guide as part of its efforts to teach people how to use its website.

Netflix Phishing Attack Steals Credit Card Data, Personal Info

By Nathaniel Mott published 9 January 17

FireEye revealed that Netflix users in the United States were recently targeted by a phishing campaign.

Encrypted Messaging Apps Wire And Signal Turn To Ephemeral Messages

By Nathaniel Mott published 25 October 16

AT&T's $85B Plan To Acquire Time Warner Could Threaten Free Media And Privacy

By Nathaniel Mott published 24 October 16

Increasingly Common Gag Orders Show Necessity Of Minimal Data Collection

By Lucian Armasu published 4 October 16

Google Tinkers With End-To-End Encrypton In Allo Messenger, Duo Video Chat

By Lucian Armasu published 19 May 16

Google announced two new apps at Google I/O: Allo, which brings built-in AI capabilities and optional end-to-end encryption, and Duo, an end-to-end encrypted video-calling app.

Drivers Subject To 'Textalyzer' Scanning Without Consent In New NYC Bill

By Lucian Armasu published 12 April 16

Microsoft Deems Privacy A Fundamental Right, Asks U.S. And EU Governments To Obey It

By Lucian Armasu published 21 October 15

Verizon Matching Customers' Personal Data To AOL's Tracking Network

By Lucian Armasu published 7 October 15

Verizon will begin merging offline personal data of its wireless customers with the data it gets from AOL by tracking users on 40 percent of the Web.

ECJ Rules EU-U.S. 'Safe Harbor' Agreement Invalid, Delivers Blow To U.S. Mass Surveillance

By Lucian Armasu published 6 October 15

CJEU Advocate General Calls For End To 'Mass And Indiscriminate U.S. Surveillance' Under EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Agreement

By Lucian Armasu published 23 September 15

BlackBerry's BBM 'Private Chat' Protects Against Unwanted Screenshots

By Lucian Armasu published 26 June 15

Major Tech Companies Send Letter Decrying Encryption Backdoors To President Obama

By Lucian Armasu published 19 May 15

Tech companies, non-profits and security experts signed a letter against encryption backdoors today.

Microsoft Backtracks On Default 'Do Not Track' Policy For Future Browser Versions

By Lucian Armasu published 3 April 15

Microsoft announced that it will stop enabling the Do Not Track policy by default in its future browser versions.

Opera Acquires SurfEasy VPN To Increase Users' Privacy And Security

By Lucian Armasu published 19 March 15

Opera bought a Canadian VPN provider called SurfEasy to integrate it into its browser and protect its users' privacy with an extra layer of security.

Global Internet Freedom On The Decline In 2014

By Lucian Armasu published 5 December 14

Internet Freedom declined globally in 2014, as more governments tried to assert control over the Internet.

Ghostery Turns Anti-Tracking Tool Into Full-Blown Privacy Browser