The pro-privacy project Ind.ie, which I covered a couple times last year, has scaled back its ambitions due to a lack of resources – despite having raised over $100,000 in a… Read more »
The German encrypted email service Tutanota has released its iOS app, weeks after its Android app came out. The delay in the release of the iOS app was apparently due to… Read more »
The “Indienet”, which will apparently be best experienced on a new device called the Indie Phone, is on track to comfortably exceed its crowdfunding goals. But, beyond more private interactions, what… Read more »
The flawed bill fell two votes short of what was needed, creating an odd situation where the bulk collection of communications records and other metadata can continue for now, but some… Read more »
Like the FBI across the Atlantic, the British spy agency GCHQ is annoyed at the increasing security of tech products and services. But really, it’s the people who should decide whether… Read more »
As the Verizon “permacookie” debacle shows, some carriers are more interested in inserting themselves into the lucrative mobile advertising world than they are in their customers’ privacy. With new developments around… Read more »
Users of the Firefox 34 beta will be able to have anonymous, WebRTC-based voice and video chats from the browser itself, with no need to install an add-on or plugin, or… Read more »
There are few things riskier than recommending a security or privacy measure that turns out not to work — a fact that applies to app vendors and security-focused journalists alike. Read more »
pEp is a user interface scheme that’s designed to help users judge how secure their conversations are, and make them more secure with as little knowledge as possible. Read more »