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Online privacy
Google Chrome is going to crack the whip on unprotected websites
by
Gigi Douban
Nov 4, 2016
The Google Chrome security team is getting tough on websites that are not encrypted. Those are the ones without the HTTPS at the beginning of its URL. Anyone looking at what you’re doing online on that site can capture all of your information, including important user names and passwords. Most of the pages desktop users […]
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Building a private email server
by
Ben Johnson
and Aparna Alluri
Mar 5, 2015
...and why it is such a difficult process.
Renewed attention on Terms of Service agreements
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Ben Johnson
Aug 19, 2014
How Terms of Service and app permissions continue to bedevil users.
Who has better online privacy? The U.S. or EU?
Aug 8, 2014
The EU approach to privacy is like a blanket. In the U.S., it's a patchwork quilt.
Mobile payments app offers a window on intimacy
by
Molly Wood
Jul 28, 2014
A new payments app allows for a close look at the how and who of spending.
European court ruling continues to vex Google
by
Molly Wood
Jul 14, 2014
For Google, the ECJ's "Right to Be Forgotten" ruling is a logistical challenge.
Ruling on Google search highlights privacy rift
by
Noel King
May 14, 2014
The US and EU disagree on Big Data and privacy rules.
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For public good, not for profit.
Should you be concerned about the NSA's surveillance programs?
by
Molly Wood
Aug 12, 2013
Government surveillance, shifting opinions, and the end of email.
Silent Circle's Phil Zimmermann on why it's shuttering its encrypted email service
by
Ben Johnson
Aug 9, 2013
Following Lavabit's lead, Silent Circle ends its encrypted email service so clients can avoid government scrutiny.
Encryption apps enter the mainstream
by
Molly Wood
Jul 1, 2013
For the most part, strong encryption technology of our e-mails, texts, and phone calls has been the domain of the powerful and the paranoid. But that's starting to change.