Virtual Private Networks are a quick emergency solution when regimes block critical websites. With VPNs, you can still access the free internet through a tunnel. But can you trust the provider? More and more countries...
Post the Supreme Court’s decision in Puttaswamy versus Union of India case (2017), the right to privacy has clearly been established as a Fundamental Right under Article 21 of Indian Constitution. The judicial decision has...
If you were a wannabe hacker, here’s how you’d use bitcoin to hold internet users to ransom. But be warned: You’d probably get caught – especially if you made mistakes like the WannaCry hackers. First,...
It’s no joke, April 1 is a big day in computing history. In 1972 Intel released its 8008 microprocessor and four years later we had Apple Computer*. But Brian Kernighan says we still don’t understand...
Bioelectronic medicine is embryonic. But British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline and US tech firm Alphabet see its potential. With one eye on research and another on your data, they will jointly invest millions. Look around the web...
It’s a tale of many sides. Most often we only get the positives of digitalization, while those speaking for the negative are hauled off to a padded cell. But a Berlin summit wants us all...
The world’s most valuable company is celebrating its 40th birthday on April 1. But after years of success, is it stuck in a midlife crisis? Apple is in a period of upheaval, says Jens Korte...
Max Schrems, the Austrian law graduate spearheading a class action lawsuit against Facebook for alleged privacy breaches, said ahead oft he preliminary hearing in Vienna on Thursday said he hoped to send a message to...
Facebook’s acquisition of smartphone messaging service WhatsApp widens the social network giant’s portfolio and opens the door to further data. But analysts say that could go hand-in-hand with more data abuse. Facebook’s chief executive Mark...
Mobile devices let us do more than just stay connected. They can help us track and log every aspect of our lives. But what does storing your ‘quantified self’ online mean for privacy? Who knows...
Internet giant Google has been told to improve privacy for its clients by France’s data protection agency, CNIL, or face fines. The agency says Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain plan similar action. France’s...
