Free mobile privacy platform unveiled
Boolean Tech announced ShieldMe, a secure and free mobile privacy platform that allows users to connect with other people without ever giving up their phone number. ShieldMe …
Data brokers collect info on nearly every U.S. consumer
In a report issued on the data broker industry, the Federal Trade Commission finds that data brokers operate with a fundamental lack of transparency. The Commission recommends …
Outlook for Android fails to keep emails confidential
Did you know that Outlook and many other email and mobile messaging Android apps store your emails and messages on the device’s SD card, unencrypted, and accessible to …
Apps on your Android phone can take photos without you knowing
A researcher has demonstrated that it’s possible for malicious attackers to create an Android app that will surreptitiously take pictures and upload them to a remote …
Anti-surveillance mask foils facial recognition systems
The unnerving ubiquity of security cameras in public places and the fact that an increasing number of them are connected to facial recognition systems has spurred …
Facebook introduces privacy check up tool
Facebook continues on its course to give users more privacy by making “Friends” the default sharing option for first time posters, and by introducing a privacy …
CERN, MIT scientists launch Swiss-based secure webmail
Last week marked the beta release of yet another encrypted, secure email service, and interest for it was so overwhelming that its developers had to temporarily close the …
OnionShare lets you send files securely and anonymously
A new programming project that allows users to send files anonymously over Tor has been made available on GitHub by its author Micah Lee, former staff technologist at the EFF …
Free encrypted mobile messaging app for iOS
SRD Wireless launched PQChat, a free app for iOS designed to make communications between people and businesses as safe, secure and private as possible. NTS protects data using …
Secure public WiFi with avast! SecureLine for iOS
While constant Internet connectivity can be useful, it does create many privacy and security issues whose existence remains a mystery for the majority of mobile users. If you …
Tech companies and privacy practices: Who has your back?
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has published its fourth annual “Who Has Your Back” report that aims to show which major technology companies are good at …
Tor cannot protect you from targeted surveillance
In the wake of all the revelations about mass Internet surveillance efforts by the US NSA, a lot of users but also many businesses and government agencies around the world …
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