Tag Archives: Privacy

Senator Ron Wyden is on a tear. It’s probably not fair to describe him as the only legislator fighting for the fourth amendment in the face of fierce opposition from various law enforcement agencies but he’s certainly the most prominent. … Continue reading →

Why oh why won’t you listen to me? I keep preaching the gospel but you keep ignoring me. It’s not the end times, exactly, but there is an important point to be made. That point is: STOP USING GOOGLE CHROME … Continue reading →

Even if you’re a bit cynical about Google’s protestations of respecting your privacy, you’ll probably be shocked at the extent to which the Google Chrome browser is indistinguishable from malware. If I told you that some app captured all your … Continue reading →

The US government has long maintained the fairy tale that the borders are somehow a civilrights-free zone and the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents can do whatever they like without having to worry that pesky 4th Amendment or other … Continue reading →

One of the most ridiculous arguments about privacy is the oft-stated “If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.” Irreal has many articles debunking this notion—here’s a list—but it seems the argument is evergreen. Kev Quirk has … Continue reading →

I thought I was finished with the story of Google falsely accusing one of their users of child molestation but Ben Thompson of Stratechery has his own take on the matter that he describes in a long blog post on … Continue reading →

After I wrote yesterday’s post on Google falsely accusing an innocent man of child molestation, I saw this post on the story by John Gruber. My first thought was that I would fold whatever Gruber had to say into my … Continue reading →

What!? You’re stilling using Google services? Haven’t you been listening to anything I’ve told you? I’m sorry but I’m over being polite. If you’re still using Gmail, Google Docs, or Google Photos, then you’re being naively foolish and deserve whatever … Continue reading →

The Simple Analytics Blog has a disturbing post about Vodaphone and their reintroduction of persistent tracking. Vodafone & Deutsche Telekom are network providers whose job it is to send our data across the Internet and nothing more. They’re supposed to … Continue reading →