online privacy
Should UK Citizens Be Scared of Their New Internet Surveillance Bill?
Web companies could be made to store their users' internet browsing history for a year.
Dying on Facebook
The company will either delete the profile or preserve it as a "memorialization" account—but neither of those options are without problems, and some people are frustrated by their lack of control over their loved ones' pages.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service Refused to Tell Us How Much It Spent on an Unconstitutional Snooping Campaign
Canada's top spy agency has given VICE a "we can neither confirm nor deny."
Meet the Dad Whose Spying Helped Put a Predator in Jail
Keeping close watch over his daughters' email accounts led Cliff Ford to tracking down a child pornographer and handing him over to the police.
I Asked a Privacy Lawyer What Facebook's New Terms and Conditions Will Mean for You
"With Facebook and their clients now knowing where you eat, where you travel, where you shop, and who you are with, they could have a detailed database covering all aspects of users' lives."
A European Court Ruled That Google Has to 'Forget' You
The EU's highest court ruled that people can have certain personal information deleted from the tech giant's search engine.
Canada’s New Cyberbullying Bill Will Give It Unnecessary Surveillance Superpowers
A new bill will allow any “public officer” or “peace officer” the freedom to request personal data from telecom companies.
Canada’s New Cyberbullying Bill Will Give the Government Unnecessary Surveillance Superpowers
This week, the Conservative government’s controversial cyberbullying bill, C-13, is nearing the final stages of making its way into law. Here, Patrick McGuire posits that the problem with cyberbullying has less to do with a lack of surveillance powers...
A Step-by-Step Guide to Making Your Online Life More Private in 2014
If 2013 was the year of the whistle-blower waking the world up to vast state surveillance, then 2014 should be the year of encryption and privacy. Here are a few ways to avoid being spied on, aside from throwing your computer off a building.
The Cash Value of Our Digital Privacy
Smartphone users were willing to pay $5 extra per app to cover their digital tracks.
Jacob Appelbaum Doesn't Have Much Hope for the Future of Privacy
Jacob Appelbaum has been called the "most dangerous man in cyberspace." But he's not, and it's a label that pisses him off. In reality, Appelbaum is a renowned cybersecurity expert who happens to be one of the developers for the Tor Project and a...