Technology

To react to the changing norms of reporting, President Barack Obama stated there must be a difference between the free press/journalists and those who divulge classified information illegally. […]

Instead of conflicts with and prosecuting the news media, the government began to disclose their confidential information using government investigators. […]

Following Edward Snowden’s revelations, European countries demanded that their governments suspend information-sharing agreements with America. But according to experts the practical changes in this regard were insignificant. […]

In European countries, people are allowed to delete links about them from Google. But, apparently, the idea is not to erase the data. Because if that were the case, people could also ask newspapers to delete their old information. […]

US privacy laws are different from European ones. Privacy is a right in Europe, but not in America. In other words, privacy in Europe is so fundamental that it’s enshrined in the European Charter of Fundamental Rights. […]

While some people believe that liberty derives from anonymity, others believe that proper security is dependent on identification. What is needed is a spectrum of authentication choices—from anonymity, to pseudonymity, to full identity. […]

Attribution on the Internet is one of the network’s more alluring and elusive technical aspects. Some of the architects of this connectivity also built in security and anonymity frameworks, like Tor and Bitcoin. […]

Modern technology can capture significant information and data about people. Without verifiable identities, there are security threats. But, with verified identities, there is the problem of identity as a means of control. […]

The password appears to be a better legal safeguard at protecting privacy than the more security-robust biometrics. […]