Undoing bias — From blocking ads to faking their interests, internet users are attempting to take back power from invasive targeted advertising. But just how effective are these tactics?
Written by: Anna Samson
What have you got to hide? — It's hard to know in 2016 just what our digital footprint looks like. As we continue to share our every thought and move with the world online, our curated, sculpted existence - one that we want the world to see - permeates our every action. But what does this mean for individuality? And what happens if we make our supposedly private data available for all to see?
Written by: Mark Farid
Spying on your fellow citizens — Watching personal communications, accessing private files and surveying citizens’ online presence - you have been selected by the government to help them discover who is behind terror attacks in The Nation. The information you supply will have consequences: how will you play?
Written by: Emily Casey
Messaging app on 72-hour lockdown — Focus of the ongoing battle between governments and tech companies over privacy, encryption and security shifts to Brazil.
Written by: Alex King
We asked an expert — The amount of data we're producing is rapidly increasing, and governments are desperate to access it. But where should the line be drawn between security and privacy? We asked an expert to find out.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Citizenfour wins best documentary Oscar — Who is filmmaker Laura Poitras? And why did Edward Snowden choose her to break the story of the century?
Written by: Alex King