You can’t call yourself a cyberpunk if you accept that your every virtual and physical move is being watched, but you don’t take any steps to change that fact. Actually, you can call yourself what you like. I’m not the word police. I’m just some guy on the internet.
Privacy
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Does CyberPunks.com run adverts? I genuinely don’t know.
I, along with millions of other internet dwellers, use adblocking software to ensure that my eyeballs aren’t assaulted with exhortations to buy the latest piece of Apple or Sony crapware that’s only marginally different from the previous model of Apple or Sony crapware you already own.
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If dystopian literature warns of anything, it is this. Privacy is an incalculably precious freedom and we sacrifice it, even in direst need, at our own peril. As a whole, people have taken this to heart. We take our privacy seriously.
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Today we’ll be discussing anonymous internet & web browsing. First let’s get the low-hanging fruit out of the way. If all you want is for your girlfriend or roommate not to find all that furry porn in your browser history, that’s easy. Just delete both your history and your bookmarks, and call it a day.
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American Internet Privacy Threatened as Key Section of Patriot Act Nears Reauthorization
by Laura HerbekThe Senate has voted to restore broad government surveillance powers instilled by the Patriot Act, post-9/11 legislation written to help law enforcement detect and prevent terrorism. The USA Freedom Reauthorization Act reauthorizes expired programs from Section 215 of the Patriot Act, the section previously used to support large-scale collection of American phone records.
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Privacy may be dead, but in this series we’ll be examining various small ways to take back control of your life and secure your data, as well as how to generally subvert the organizations trying to control you. First step: anonymous mail.
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As the COVID-19 lockdown hopefully approaches its end in the US, many have been left wondering how our long-term future will be impacted by recent events. With fresh memories of Chinese mass decontamination efforts and growing concern over the world economy having been generally flushed down the toilet, the internet has thankfully come to our rescue by releasing a whole slew of sexy virus memes and snuggleable Coronavirus-chan body pillows.
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I’ve recently come through a bout of Coronavirus. It was horrible. Imagine running a marathon and then going to a party where cigars are compulsory, the only drink on offer is 120 proof whisky, and the thermostat on the AC unit is broken – causing it to behave as if it’s playing hopscotch across Mercury’s terminator line. Add in some deeply disturbing dreams, and the morning after that party was my COVID-19 experience for two and a bit weeks. Your own experience, when it inevitably arrives, may be different.
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Is your small app making money for someone else? There’s no way to defend yourself beyond denying permissions to all but the most basic core functions
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Technology is allowing borders to become almost invisible, and more secure, without the need for additional walls or fences. But just because you can’t see them, doesn’t mean that they can’t see you.