The Institute for Justice, a libertarian nonprofit, and the parents behind the lawsuit claim there’s no reason for the state to keep samples that long. “The New Jersey Department of …
In 1763, the radical journalist and colonial sympathizer John Wilkes published issue no. 45 of North Briton, a periodical of anonymous essays known for its virulent anti-Scottish drivel—and for viciously …
When YouTube detects an ad blocker or other privacy tool that blocks ads as part of its functions, you’ll see a warning stating that “Ad blockers violate YouTube’s Terms of …
Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends For the best part of the last decade, WhatsApp has been my primary means to stay in touch with friends, family, peers at work, and …
The ad sleuths who figure out ways to detect ads and engineers skilled at blocking them are working hard to figure out how to evade YouTube’s blocker blockade, in private …
In your pocket, you carry a doorway to an entirely new dimension — the digital world. Smartphones are powerful computers, more powerful than so many systems that came before, but …
How much is privacy worth? Is a yearly subscription for a VPN justified? Is it better to pay with your time, changing the privacy settings on every website you visit? …
When Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, experts warned that his proposed changes—including less content moderation and a subscription-based verification system—would lead to an exodus of users and …
The IT systems provider for five southwestern Ontario hospitals says patient and staff data have been taken and could be published in an ongoing ransomware attack. TransForm said it continues to investigate …
Californians are more aware than most when it comes to the privacy problems linked to tech giants headquartered in their backyard like Apple, Google, Meta and TikTok. However, lurking in …