privacy

Don't children have the right to privacy?

At the registration desk of a private hospital in Dhaka, an employee loudly asked for personal information.
13 June 2024, 05:00 AM

Data collection is a lethal weapon and it’s already breaching our privacy

It is almost impossible to untangle ourselves from the sticky mesh of the world wide web.
1 May 2023, 14:30 PM

We should care more about online privacy

Why should you care about your privacy and digital footprint?
26 January 2023, 00:00 AM

How can breaching citizens’ privacy be lawful?

We should be concerned about the deployment of surveillance tech without any judicial oversight
18 January 2023, 17:36 PM

TikTokers breaching privacy of Tourists at Madhabkunda waterfall

With its serene waters and tranquil environment, Madhabkunda waterfall in Moulvibazar is among the top picks of tourists to visit during the holidays.
15 May 2022, 07:00 AM

How are bank accounts hacked?

With the advent of technology, the concept of privacy has also changed. Mobile phones are not only communication devices anymore. Myriad personal, confidential information stored in this small device.
22 April 2022, 15:13 PM

Policies to protect privacy and data

The first industrial revolution was triggered by the steam engine, whereas the second and third ones were driven by mass production and the microprocessor, respectively.
7 December 2019, 18:00 PM

Google will give users more control over who tracks them online

Google is tightening the rules for how websites track people who use its Chrome web browser, an effort to assure users it wants them to be in control over who watches their moves online.
8 May 2019, 06:31 AM

WikiLeaks offers CIA hacking tools to tech companies: Assange

Wikileaks will provide technology companies with exclusive access to CIA hacking tools that it possesses so they can patch software flaws, founder Julian Assange says, presenting Silicon Valley with a potential dilemma on how to deal with the anti-secrecy group.
10 March 2017, 05:16 AM

Legal notice seeks halt to DMP’s personal info collection

A Supreme Court lawyer has served a legal notice seeking a halt to the move by Dhaka Metropolitan Police to collect identification information of landlords and tenants in Dhaka terming it as “violation of rights to privacy”.
1 March 2016, 07:09 AM

Hacker group Anonymous plans to 'unhood' KKK members

Hacker group Anonymous is planning to reveal the identities of up to 1,000 Ku Klux Klan members, the latest twist in an ongoing cyber-war on the white supremacist group.
31 October 2015, 08:10 AM

US Senate lets NSA spy program lapse

The legal authority for US spy agencies' collection of Americans' phone records and other data expired at midnight on Sunday after the US Senate failed to pass legislation extending the powers.
1 June 2015, 06:33 AM

How the Tor Project is bringing anonymity back to the web

There are a few solutions available for those looking to go incognito. Among the most ambitious initiatives in this vein is the Tor Project.
10 May 2015, 11:54 AM