Over the last few years, the importance of protecting our confidential data has been highlighted in the wake of events that have exposed how vulnerable we are to surveillance and invasion of privacy. The revelations of Edward Snowden showed that everyone could be targeted by the monitoring programs implemented by governmental organizations like the NSA … Read more
Open Rights Group, the organization that fights online censorship and surveillance in the United Kingdom has shown the extension of website blocking efforts through their Blocked project. On the website blocked.org.uk, the ORG has enabled users to find out which websites have been affected by the filters applied by ISPs in the UK. At the … Read more
The Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA) is an organisation for providers of internet services in the United Kingdom. ISPA’s main objective is to act as lobbyist on behalf of the internet service providers to government bodies such as the Home Office. The association was established in 1995 with the purpose of encouraging ethical competition, self-regulation … Read more
Privacy Policies are Complicated Pretty much every website that you visit, regardless of its category would have a Privacy Policy section. In this section, the website will outline what kind of information is collected from you and how it is managed. The truth is that even though we should, most of us do not bother … Read more
China has earned a prominent place in the list of countries in which the right to use internet freely is continuously attacked. In spite of being one of the strongest markets for sales of smartphones, China has also imposed strict regulations when it comes to the services that users can enjoy on their devices. Over … Read more
Open source code (FOSS) is hugely popular thanks to its convenience, flexibility and collaborative approach that enables common benefit. With open source, everyone has the possibility of using, modifying or distributing the code at will. There are no limits for what can be done and any user can work with the code, identify and expose … Read more
The extent of US surveillance programs in Germany has come to light over the last months with serious events that revealed the level of this intrusion, including allegations that the NSA tapped Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone. Furthermore, a recent investigation carried out by German broadcaster ARD, shown that the US organization is targeting servers in … Read more
Argentina is the latest country to join the list of jurisdictions where access to the Pirate Bay has been blocked, making it the first country in Latin America to take this action. United Kingdom, Germany, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Sweden, Finland and Ireland are amongst the nations that have blocked the Pirate Bay over the last … Read more
Online piracy is a major enemy of the entertainment industry, which constantly seeks for more effective ways to fight against copyright infringement. In order to adapt a stronger approach towards possible violations of copyright on internet, entertainment corporations have imposed an aggressive hunt against any website that they consider as a threat. However, they are … Read more
Over the last few years, more evidence has been appearing to confirm that our data is under surveillance. Whenever we connect to internet, we are exposed to monitoring from governmental organizations like the GCHQ or the NSA. Large corporations like Facebook and Google are also after our information and so are those who want to … Read more