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Students and activists in the U.S. lead the fight against facial recognition
This post was originally published March 12, 2020. Advancements in facial recognition tech have made it possible to identify us even when we’re covering our face, but a new wave of privacy advocates...
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A new survey shows Americans increasingly care about privacy
Given how many privacy breaches hit the news, it’s of little surprise that 96% of Americans recently surveyed by ExpressVPN said that online data privacy was important to them. What’s more, many w...
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Tech that can spy on our brains is coming
Almost ten years ago, Facebook launched its facial recognition tool, which could identify people in photos uploaded onto the platform. Since then, we have seen the technology adopted at airport border...
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Would you trade your privacy for free apps? Some don’t have a choice.
Every time you grant an app permission to access your contacts or listen to your microphone, you’re giving the app developer carte blanche to do what they like with the data. Some of them might shar...
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How to make your photos more private on social media
“A picture is worth a thousand words,” so the old adage goes. Today, with virtually all photos taken digitally and in higher quality, they hold more information than ever before. There’s a lot t...
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Are at-home DNA tests worth the privacy risks?
The article was originally published on October 10, 2019. I admit I’ve always been intrigued by DNA testing kits. My family lineage is complex, spanning a range of cultures and geographic regions, s...
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Opt out of a face scan at the airport? Easier said than done.
This post was originally published on September 27, 2019. Air travel is stressful—from finding the best flight prices to lining up for what feels like hours to get through airport security before fi...
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3 things activists can do to strengthen their privacy and security
This article was originally published on September 6, 2019. Plummeting press freedoms, stifled internet access, attempts to subvert encryption, and plenty of other indicators point to a budding realit...
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Anonymized demographic data can still be used to identify you
If you’re one of the few people who read terms of service, you may find buried in various companies’ privacy policies a clause saying that they may collect and sell your data to third parties. The...
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ExpressVPN survey reveals Americans do care about privacy after all
NOTE: This post was originally published on June 13, 2019 A representative survey, commissioned by ExpressVPN and undertaken by Propeller Insights, produced many surprising results while confirming so...
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