The off-duty police officer who killed the Russian ambassador in Turkey was shot by Turkish special…
Category: Privacy
Uber explains why it looks like its app is still tracking your location, long after drop-off
Uber responded today to reports that its app continues to check users’ locations even when they hadn’t used…
Signal for Android update ducks censorship, adds stickers and doodles
As mainstream interest in online privacy expands, Signal wants to grow along with it. This week,…
Senator Al Franken asks Uber for more clarity on new location data sharing
U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) has penned an open letter to Uber CEO Travis Kalanick asking…
EU court rejects data retention law, throwing cold water on UK’s ‘Snooper’s Charter’
The highest court in Europe today ruled that “general and indiscriminate” data retention directives contravene European Union law —…
Turkey maintains Tor block, flicks social networks offline for 12 hours
In light of the assassination of Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov, Turkey further tightened its already restrictive limits…
EU asks whether the financial sector’s use of big data needs new rules
European financial regulators are worried that big data techniques might result in restrictions on consumer access…
Encrypted messaging app Wire adds usernames so you can limit what you share with contacts
Wire, the Skype co-founder Janus Friis-backed end-to-end encrypted mobile messaging app, has added a username option…