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Strangest examples of modern media censorship

Censorship of media is not a new phenomenon. While it is usually argued that censorship decisions are made with the best of intentions, they are also largely subjective across both time and place. Which is how you can sometimes end up with situations where media is banned for reasons that are entire.....

The metaverse explained: Definition, examples, and how it works

The idea of the metaverse is alive and charging forward, thanks in large part to Mark Zuckerberg’s very public aspirations of bringing the metaverse to life. He did change the name of his company from Facebook to Meta, after all.It’s not just Meta. Tech giants everywhere—including Microsoft and Appl.....

Did Russia really ban VPNs?

You may have seen the dramatic headlines in recent days claiming that “Russia is banning VPNs too” and drawing parallels to Apple’s recent removal of VPNs from its China App Store, but what’s the real story? Yes, Putin and the Russian parliament have indeed passed a new amendment with the intention .....

How does DNS work?

The Domain Name System (DNS) acts as the phone directory of the Internet. Instead of phone numbers, computers communicate using numeric addresses called IP addresses that look like 192.168.1.1. Numbers are fine for computers, but humans are terrible at remembering them. Imagine having to know that t.....

The evolution of encryption and why governments hate it

Long before governments started fighting to outlaw encryption, politicians from around the world were turning to secret codes to communicate with one another. From Julius Caesar’s cipher to Thomas Jefferson’s wheel cipher, encryption has been an integral part of human history. While modern methods o.....

An interview with Bruce Schneier on the Internet of Things, global surveillance, and cybersecurity

Bruce Schneier is a world-renowned cryptographer and security technologist whom the Economist has dubbed an “internet-security guru.” Schneier has authored a dozen books since 1993, with his next book—Click Here to Kill Everybody: Peril and Promise in a Hyper-Connected World—due for release in Septe.....

Which countries do the Dutch join with their new mass surveillance law?

It’s official—the Dutch government doesn’t care about its citizens’ right to privacy. With its new mass surveillance law, the Netherlands will join the US, UK, and Russia on the growing list of countries with invasive mass surveillance laws on January 1, 2018. Even with a referendum (scheduled for M.....

Is there still privacy in the real world?

There are sensors and cameras everywhere, social convention dictates we carry what is essentially a surveillance device with us at all times, and passport regulation mandates that we identify and register ourselves wherever we go. While surveillance largely happens electronically, it’s the physical .....