After claims that Egyptian police used gay hook-up apps to track down gay people and arrest them in 2014 (penalty for same-sex sexual activity in … [Read more...] about Renewed Concerns about Privacy on Grindr, Hornet, and Similar Gay Hookup Apps
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John McAfee: FBI Forcing Apple to Create iPhone Backdoor is ‘the End of America’ – WATCH
Cybersecurity expert John McAfee predicts dire things for the nation if Apple is compelled by the FBI to create a backdoor to the iPhone, saying that … [Read more...] about John McAfee: FBI Forcing Apple to Create iPhone Backdoor is ‘the End of America’ – WATCH
The Anti-Privacy Activities of Anti-Choice Activists
Planned Parenthood recently scored an unexpected win. A grand jury had been looking into the baseless allegations that the women's health organization … [Read more...] about The Anti-Privacy Activities of Anti-Choice Activists
The Ashley Madison Hack and the Cold and Permanent Danger of Online Privacy Invasions
Hackers just published a massive amount of data about the roughly 36 million members of the website AshleyMadison.com, a social network that markets … [Read more...] about The Ashley Madison Hack and the Cold and Permanent Danger of Online Privacy Invasions
Can You ‘Out’ Someone If The Public Already Assumes That They’re Gay?
Editor's Note: This column appeared on Towleroad ahead of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's public coming out earlier … [Read more...] about Can You ‘Out’ Someone If The Public Already Assumes That They’re Gay?
Facebook Begins Enforcing ‘Real Name’ Policy, Disproportionately Affecting GLBT Performers
Facebook requires members to use their real names, a fact of which most folks are likely unaware due to the policy largely being unenforced, a … [Read more...] about Facebook Begins Enforcing ‘Real Name’ Policy, Disproportionately Affecting GLBT Performers
Lebanese Police Use WhatsApp to Target Gay Men
Police in Lebanon have taken to using messaging app WhatsApp to target men they suspect of being gay. Helem, a Lebanese LGBTQI organization, has … [Read more...] about Lebanese Police Use WhatsApp to Target Gay Men
NSA Legally Harvesting Facebook And Gmail Data From Offshore Data Centers
It's a secret to nobody that the NSA invades the privacy of Americans daily, but what's astounding is how much they harvest and how few … [Read more...] about NSA Legally Harvesting Facebook And Gmail Data From Offshore Data Centers
The NSA, Data Privacy, and Gay Rights
By ARI EZRA WALDMANYou don't have to be a libertarian to get angry at the jaw-dropping revelations that the American intelligence apparatus … [Read more...] about The NSA, Data Privacy, and Gay Rights
What Does Your Phone Company Have On You? – VIDEO
What does your phone company have on you? Malte Spitz wanted to find out and received 35,830 lines of code -- "a detailed, nearly … [Read more...] about What Does Your Phone Company Have On You? – VIDEO