Millions in China have just lost access to the global internet now the VPN ban is finally in effect. The nation has the most VPN users in the world thanks to strict censorship by a government that until now turned a blind eye to use of the privacy software. We take a look at what's happened and what it means.
The US government has just voted to extend FISA mass surveillance laws by another six years. Find out how this means you can be spied on for merely mentioning a suspicious word and what you can do about it.
Despite zero support outside of cable companies set to profit from the repeal of net neutrality and fierce public opposition, the FCC, led by Ajit Pai (pictured), is set to vote through a plan to do just that. Find out what this momentous change will mean for your internet experience.
US customs can now demand your passwords and snoop through your social media and personal devices. Refuse and you'll be denied entry - or worse. The question is whether this incredible privacy intrusion is even effective at all at fighting terrorism let alone justified.
Australia is following in the footsteps of the wrong-headed UK in trying to undermine encryption. In the ostensible bid to fight terrorism, Australia is the latest to risk the security that allows much of the web to function.
The privacy rights group and seven ISPs are taking the government to court over its ability to hack the British public en masse. As well undermining 250 years of common law, it rides roughshod over our inalienable human rights and makes us all more exposed to criminal hackers.
The recent NHS shutdown by the Wannacry ransomware showed us how disruptive cyberattacks can be on critical public services. Unless governments start prioritizing healthcare cybersecurity, lives will be lost in inevitable future incidents.
With a new business service rumored, we ask whether you should trust Whatsapp with your most sensitive data. It may offer end-to-end encryption but the Facebook-owned app has come under fire from privacy advocates.
Beyond all the talk of terrorists using encryption to hide from police, we must remember a bigger UK threat from cyberspace: organised crime and state-sponsored spies, who could soon cause a power grid meltdown, ground planes or even disrupt our entire financial system.
US government demands for a web hosting company to hand over 1.3M IP addresses of visitors to an anti-Trump website sound a clear warning: your browsing history will be used against you. We must all take steps to protect our own.
Stronger protections for UK consumers' personal data is welcome but will the same government that created the draconian Snoopers' Charter have to abide by these new rules? We doubt it.
We might think our Western democracies are a long way from Beijing’s authoritarianism, but our privacy is already being diminished by the War on Terror.