Globally, privacy is threatened but remains best protected in Canada, Greece and Romania. That is the conclusion of Privacy International, a London based watchdog that keeps an eye on privacy world wide.
All over the world, individual privacy continues to be diminished by governments. The ever increasing use of CCTV circuits, wiretapping and new information databases [...]

If you are a geek like me or just a privacy aware person you’re probably using encryption to secure your communications. If not, you really should get started…
There are lots of tools to make using encryption easier. One popular and well known tool is Seahorse, a powerful GnuPG frontend from Gnome.
Another great piece of software [...]

I don’t think there’s any geek that hasn’t read (or at least knows about) the novel 1984. The literary work of George Orwell tells the story of Winston Smith, a citizen of the futuristic nation Oceania. Winston lives under the constant watch of Big Brother. No doubt many of you are more familiar with the [...]

According to this Article over at Ars Technica, the UK government can now demand that you hand over your encryption keys or provide full access to the decrypted data. Up to 5 years in jail if you fail to comply with police or military orders to release your encryption keys or your data in [...]