How Doctor Who Has Charted Our Fear of New Technology
Let us take you on a journey through time with the Doctor to see how this little British show has charted our fear of new technology over the course of five decades and counting.
5 Times Drones Have Breached Personal Privacy
Drones are fun, but the increasing use of devices with mounted cameras poses a privacy risk in many places without drone privacy legislation. Here are 5 occasions where drones have breached the privacy of unsuspecting citizens.
Government Spies Are Using Twitter, Watch Internet Explorer Die... [Tech News Digest]
Twitter warns users about spies, Internet Explorer shrinks to nothing, Microsoft has 10 free albums waiting for you, Apple desperately wants you to upgrade, and Saturday Night Live mocks toy collectors.
Is Your Child a Hacker? The British Authorities Think So
The NCA, Britain's FBI, has launched a campaign to deter young people from computer crime. But their advice is so broad that you could assume anyone reading this article is a hacker - even you.
Setting the Record Straight on Edward Snowden and the Paris Attacks
In the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, there's been a great deal of discussion in the United States and around the world about data surveillance programs. Is Edward Snowden really responsible?
Your Smart TV is Watching You - and It's Not the Only One!
Are Vizio smart TVs capturing information about you and transmitting it back to Vizio without telling you about it? And if so, is this something you should be worried about?
Facebook Privacy: How the Fight Could Be Won in Belgium
The privacy war against global social networking giant Facebook is slowly being won – in Europe, at least. Because Facebook has been given 48 hours to stop tracking non-users in Belgium...
The UK Thought Police Is Blocking You - Take a Stand!
The British government has decided it wants to nanny the population by installing filters at the Internet Service Provider (ISP) level, yet 19,000 of Alexa's top 100,000 sites are in the list!
Your Government Is Spying on You, Black Friday Arrives Early... [Digest]
The British government makes spying legal, Black Friday now lasts for two months, Tesla limits Autopilot, buy TV shows from the BBC Store, and every James Bond gadget ever shown on screen.
5 Reasons Why Windows 10 Might Make You Switch to Linux
Despite Windows 10's huge takeup, there has been plenty of criticism for Microsoft's new everlasting operating system. Here are five top reasons why Windows 10 might irk you enough to make the switch to Linux.
5 Banned Books All Geeks Should Read
Everything from political treatises, books on religion and faith, and iconic novels have been banned at some point, including some geek favorites. Here are just five banned books we recommend you read.
GCHQ's Been Spying On You: Meet KARMA POLICE and MUTANT BROTH
Previously-unknown spy program "KARMA POLICE" records the browsing habits of every user on the Internet, anywhere in the world. Thought the NSA were bad? They're still in the nursery compared to GCHQ.
14 Effective Home & Self Defense Gadgets For Women Living Alone
Statistics show men are more at risk, but women are typically disadvantaged by the size and strength of intruders. Here are gadgets which can help women who live alone tip the odds in their favor.
Now It's THREE Pre-Installed Malwares on Lenovo Laptops
For the third time in a year, Lenovo have been caught shipping customers computers laden with privacy-unfriendly malware, showing that they haven't learned the lessons from the public outcry over Superfish.
Has The US Government Infiltrated The Debian Project? (No)
Debian is one of the most popular Linux distributions, alleged to be in the grasp of America's intelligence apparatus, according to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. But is it really?
FBI Backdoors Won't Help Anybody - Not Even the FBI
The FBI wants to force technology companies to enable security services to snoop on instant messaging. But such security backdoors don't actually exist, and if they did, would you trust your government with them?
Creepy but Fun Surveillance Ideas with SmartThings
With a set of Smart Home devices like the SmartThings suite, you can spy to your heart's content. Here are some ways to use SmartThings devices to keep a watchful eye over your surroundings.
Google Just Banned This Privacy Tool: How to Use Disconnect
Disconnect can shield users against invisible tracking tools, while increasing consumer awareness on surreptitious data-collection methods. It also functions as an anti-malware tool. So why has Google banned it from the Play Store?
Twitter Wishes You Happy Birthday, Reddit Admits It Screwed Up, & More... [Tech News Digest]
Twitter brings balloons, Reddit retaliates, the Story Mode of Minecraft, a free anti-NSA font, PewDiePie's millions, and the Fresh Prince discovers GTA V.
Is Google Eavesdropping on Chromium Users?
Open source developers have found that the Debian version of Chromium is downloading code from Google records the user via PC mic and streams the audio back for analysis. Is Google eavesdropping on you?