The issue pf privacy is becoming more crucial by the day as the mainstream public realizes the extent of which they are monitored. Now we have a new instance to add to the list. A report released today by The New York Times shows that brick and mortar stores have […]
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Google facing legal action in Europe if privacy policy isn’t changed
There has been a great deal of news lately involving the rights to citizen privacy. It is a hot button issue that is becoming all the more intense as details of government surveillance programs in the US, UK and France continue to be unveiled. But Google is under fire for […]
US Surveillance also applies to postal service
A month ago TheGuardian released a story that claimed the US Postal Service had been part of a program similar to PRISM. But the claims were never officially confirmed, and so it remained a fairly obscure accusation. That is until today, when the New York Times confirmed the rumors and […]
AntiSec leaked 1,000,001 Apple UDIDs, users start to worry about privacy invasion
AntiSec, the anti-government and big business section to Anonymous has recently released 1,000,001 iDevice Unique Device Identifiers (UDIDs) to the public with the claim that there are a lot more where they came from. That number alone is staggering from a privacy perspective but the claims that AntiSec are making […]
CISPA could reinstate terror among U.S. citizens
SOPA has already been forgotten, though it was the last threat against your privacy, launched by the government against the American people. In November they launched another assault, called the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. At the last minute an amendment was added that expanded the powers far beyond […]
Facebook to sue invasive employers trying to expose employees
In an unprecedented about face move, Facebook is standing up in favor of employee and job applicant privacy rights against bullying employers. The problem is festering, with an increasing number of employers demanding from Facebook the passwords of their employees and applicants for job openings. AP reported earlier this week […]
Google being hit from all over the Globe by law enforcement
As the largest search engine on the web Google has and will continue to be in the spotlight both for good and bad reasons. Despite being a company ran with the customer’s ease of use at the forefront, not everyone thinks that Google’s intentions are benign. With their size and […]
