Internet Privacy and Safety Blog:
It's common knowledge that the world has moved online, and so has the bulk of our personal lives. The majority of us pay our bills online, we manage our bank accounts online, and some may even earn an extra or full-time income from the Internet. Even those who were once leery of that “Internet thing” are venturing online th (Read More)
Internet Privacy and Safety Blog:
OhMyNews recently reported that the U.K., along with other European powers, are developing a system to spy on cell phone records, including text and calls, as well as Internet searches.The British government wants to invade privacy by storing records in a database so that hundreds of public organizations can access this inf (Read More)
Internet Privacy and Safety Blog:
Well it is more than an Internet Service Provider, but Cable One, the 10th largest cable operator, has recently admitted to conducted a six-month study on their Internet users' surfing habits. Cable One joins Charter Communications (as reported in a previous post) and a slew of other MSOs (multiple service operators) who s (Read More)
Internet Privacy and Safety Blog:
As an update to my recent post about China's Great Firewall it seemed appropriate to discuss the methods for bypassing the Golden Shield Project. With the Olympics in full swing, and nearly halfway over, it is only a matter of time before China's government re-bans the websites and Beijing is again part of China's Internet (Read More)
Internet Privacy and Safety Blog:
As an Internet user you face many dangers online ranging from cyber criminals trying to steal your identity to marketing companies and ISPs tracking and logging your IP address. As a lot of web surfers know, one of the best ways for protecting personal information and maintaining Internet privacy is to use a proxy server. (Read More)
Internet Privacy and Safety Blog:
No, this isn't a clever campaign to start a world movement to get rid of the Great Firewall and liberate China's netizens. With the arrival of the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing, it seems that this would be an appropriate time to focus on The Great Firewall of China, or the Golden Shield Project (as it is officially known). (Read More)
Internet Privacy and Safety Blog:
CNSNews.com has reported that China is loosening their restrictions on Internet censorship, something that privacy advocates have been pressuring China to do for years. With the Olympics coming to town, the Chinese government has lifted many of the tight controls which previously restricted its citizens from freely surfin (Read More)
Internet Privacy and Safety Blog:
While we write blogs and update our site with useful tools and information to protect your Internet privacy, 84 million people a year fall victim to identity theft. With fraud totals reaching $49.3 billion in 2007, it is very important to take the first step and proactively find ways to keep your information private. We p (Read More)