Brave is an internet browser that aims to provide users with privacy-protected browsing while at the same time serving them with advertisements. Their approach is interesting and worth a look.
Who needs a data breach when you can wilfully give the data away? The Kerala Election Commission (EC) is doxxing, i.e. exposing the personal information of millions of voters, on publicly-accessible websites with no security whatsoever. I explore this serious breach of privacy and make a call for action.
Google is doing away with third-party cookies that track individuals’ browsing habits. This is a positive development that should generally improve user privacy across the internet. Let’s look at it.
This is a paraphrasing of an actual question that I got a few weeks ago. Online privacy is a challenging subject for practitioners. On the one hand most people are…
You may have heard recently that Whatsapp’s privacy policy has changed ‘for the worse’ and that it is now sharing user account information with Facebook. What’s that all about and…
Short answer: No. Read on. A pattern has been emerging in the last few years of terror attacks: An attack happens, then politicians and spying bureau chiefs call for increased…
We send a lot of communication over messaging services that send a few characters of text per message. Have you ever considered how easy (or difficult) it would be for…
You are concerned about how the use of online social media is eroding your privacy. What measures can you take? Here are a few possibilities. You can choose more than…
We are provided with news all the time about how Facebook and Google are using our information and violating our privacy. Why is this a new concern that appears to…
I received something in the mail in April that caused me some irritation. It was a colourful card wishing me a “joyous new year” – in April. It turns out…