Security & really really simple privacy.
Privacy policies can be a difficult read. They’re usually long and complicated documents that are drowned in “legalese” that only a lawyer could love. They are rarely updated and don’t reflect all the decisions which might allow a new piece of customer information to be collected or used. »
On Thursday, March 23rd, the US Senate voted to let Internet service providers (ISPs) sell your web browsing history without your permission. If you live in the US, your browsing habits can now be sold to advertisers and third parties. You can also be victim to a lot more creepy, »
Online privacy is an important topic moving into 2017, and if you’re using apps like TunnelBear to keep your information private online, you’re taking the first step (nice!). However, the solution to online privacy won’t be solved with technology alone. We’ll need public awareness on the »
The past year was a rough one for online freedoms, with several countries taking disturbing steps to begin censoring the Internet, while others moved to further tighten existing restrictions. And while 2016 is now behind us, it’s likely many of these tactics -- from social media blocks to outright »
December saw some important but easy-to-miss privacy news that we’ve caught for the latest TunnelBear privacy roundup. These include two popular Internet companies taking new steps to spy on their users (with only one backing down), a pledge to shed a small bit of light on the U.S. »