Category: Internet surveillance

What Does Your Internet Provider Know About You?

Much attention has been paid to the pervasive surveillance consumers face from social media companies, but a recent study from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) suggests that internet providers may know just as much, if not more, about their users. Differing from social media platforms and most other websites, internet service providers (ISPs) provide access…


‘Legendary’ Chinese Blogger Caught by Police After Preserving Anonymity for 12 Years

A “legendary” Chinese IT professional, who for more than 10 years posted on his blog deep-dive analyses of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) without punishment, was reportedly whisked away by Shanghai authorities and is enduring brutal interrogation. Program-think, a pseudonym he adopted on Blogspot, has vanished since his last blog posts on May 9. The…