All posts tagged "Privacy"
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Eighteen Months After Snowden Leak, What’s Next for PRISM?
While Snowden remains out of the reach of the American justice system, what's next for PRISM?
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Be Careful What You Share to Social Media During a Lawsuit
Suing someone for a car accident? Be careful what you post to Facebook.
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Social Media Oversharing: Why Do We Do It?
Social media oversharing is the norm--why do we do it?
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The Case of Hannah Graham and the Myth of Stranger Danger
On September 13 2014, 18-year-old University of Virginia student Hannah Graham went missing.
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Has Your Voiceprint Been Collected and Stored Without Your Knowledge?
For a long time fingerprints have been the ubiquitous identifier. They allow us to solve crimes, track...
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Arizona’s Well Intentioned Revenge Porn Law Totally Misses the Point
You can't make everyone happy all the time.
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Apple is Now a Step Ahead of the Government to Protect Your Privacy
Apple has done it again! No I'm not talking about their new 'phablet' {sidebar: how ridiculous is that...
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Massive Celebrity Nude Photo Leak is Major Privacy Breach
You've probably seen news stories about a massive leak of celebrity nude photos.
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Big Data, Little Privacy
Facebook is not the only outlet that uses, collects, and has the ability to manipulate Big Data.
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Teen Driving Laws Aim to Curb High Accident Rates
Teen driving laws put restrictions on our newest drivers.
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Crime of Power: Treating the Problem in Ferguson and Ignoring the Cause
In the aftermath of the shooting in Ferguson, Missouri and the controversy over the way in which the police...
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Dating Naked Contestant Sues for Being Shown Naked While Dating
Jessie Nizewitz, a 28-year-old model from New York, filed suit for $10 million this week against VH1, parent...
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SCOTUS Rules Warrantless Cellphone Searches Unconstitutional
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled last Wednesday that law enforcement officials must obtain warrants to...
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The Dark Side of Snapchat Lands the Company in Hot Water
Snapchat, the messaging service that claims data instantly disappears upon receipt, has found itself in hot water with...
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A New Method to Keep the Government Accountable?
Until recently, everyone thought the Obama administration got away with targeting and killing an American citizen without any...
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Facebook Controls Your Privacy Settings Even After You Die
“A friend who dies, it’s something of you who dies.” – Gustave Flaubert Death is serious, and in...
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Feeling Extorted by Yelp’s Business Practices? Help May be on the Way
Yelp suffered a crucial loss in a recent Virginia Court decision. Hadeed Carpet Cleaning, a small business in...
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Privacy Board Calls NSA Eavesdropping Illegal
One name has been making headlines around the country since June 2013. There have been many terms used...
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Facebook Suit Alleges Privacy Violations
On December 30, 2013, a class action suit was filed against Facebook for its use of members’ private...
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“Sister Wives” Win Big Case
The Learning Channel, or TLC, has made a name for itself in recent years for creating shows that...
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Secure Email, a Myth?
It’s been a week since the last Lavabit court documents were filed and here I am, still trying...
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DOJ to Lavabit’s Levison: ‘Too Bad, So Sad’
In a highly anticipated statement, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) pilloried claims by secure email provider,...
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Would a Nationally Imposed E-Verify System Infringe on Your Constitutional Rights?
Let’s assume that you, our beloved reader, are of a common variety these days—you’re in the market for...
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Peeping Toms, Cellphones, and Skirts
With the widespread use of cell phones, it has become easier and easier to capture pictures of everyday...
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Privacy or the Internet: Choose One
The double standard of a generation. The ultimate oxymoron. Each year major companies including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and...
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“Do-Not-Track” Battle Rages On
The fight over how websites respond to the “do-not-track” signal continues as the Tracking Protection Working Group rejected...
