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  • Outdoor Anonymity Will Be Eroded in 10 Years, Gone In 20

    Tracking is moving offline as computers get smarter, and face recognition technology is gaining steam rapidly with distributed systems. There are already prototype glasses that identify people in your field of view and superimpose their names on them – such devices will end anonymity. The demand for the technology is immense, and no wonder: I… Read more

  • Entrepreneurship: Privacy Has Monetary Value – It’s One Of Few Things We Pay For Online

    I’m currently attending a very dynamic entrepreneur conference in Barcelona, and one thing that stands out among entrepreneurs and investors is that everybody is feeling the onslaught on people’s right to privacy. Interestingly, there is a counter-reaction to the onslaught, which is that people have started to pay real money in recent years – the… Read more

  • How Does Privacy Differ From Anonymity, And Why Are Both Important?

    Privacy and anonymity are two different concepts. They are both increasingly necessary as we get increasingly wiretapped and tracked, legally so or not, and it’s important to understand why they are an integral part of our civil liberties – why they are not just beneficial to the individual, but absolutely critical to a free society.… Read more

  • Swedish Police Database Of Romani People Shows Why “Nothing To Hide, Nothing To Fear” Is Wrong

    This week, the Swedish Police was caught red-handed keeping illegal databases of Romani people and their kinship – no criminal history, no suspicion of crime, just Romani descent. This event shows why the “Nothing to hide, nothing to fear” cliché is dangerous and wrong. Over 5,000 people have been found in two different databases with… Read more

  • Logical For BRICS Countries To Build Their Own Internet Infrastructure, Circumventing U.S. Surveillance

    The so-called Emerging Economies – the BRICS countries – have decided to build their own Internet infrastructure, circumventing American and European wiretapping points. While this is mostly skillful geopolitical play, it spells opportunity for civil liberties online that should be harnessed. Many have been furious over the United States’ arrogance in violating people’s privacy with… Read more

  • Yes, You Can Still Trust VPN Technology, But Defend In Depth

    In the past week, we have seen many details of just how much encryption and privacy technology the NSA and their corresponding agencies in other countries have penetrated. While it was known that the NSA has been cracking cryptography – that’s their job, more or less – it came as a shock that they have… Read more