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When behavioural targeting becomes offensive.
The advertising industry insists that we all want more relevant ads and therefore they must be permitted to profile our behaviour without consent. But what happens when those adverts become just a little bit offensive? Read More
Firefox vs Cookies
It has been announced that Mozilla Firefox will change its policy with regards to third party cookies in an upcoming release of the browser this June - but will the changes truly enhance privacy or will they give Google a free pass to tracking? Read More
Open Letter to Information Comissioner
Google are once again in the privacy spotlight after news that they are sharing consumers' personal details with Android app developers. I sent an Open Letter to the UK's Information Commissioner to find out what they have done or intend to do about it. Read More
Talk Privacy - Episode 1
In the first episode of the Talk Privacy podcast I talk about Google's latest privacy scandal; lobbying against the new EU Data Protection Regulation; a German court's ruling on Facebook and I interview Mike O'Neill from Bay Cloud Systems about the latest news on Do Not Track. Read More
Startpage and Ixquick - Search in Privacy
In my first review I write about my old friends at Startpage.com. I have known the team for many years and felt they were the perfect candidate for my first review. Their technology is a genuine and honest attempt to enhance the privacy of Internet users and I urge everyone to give it a try. Read More
The murky world of privacy advocacy.
Privacy advocacy can be a particularly dirty place to work - especially when you no longer know who is an advocate and who is working for those we campaign against. In this article I talk about the issue of astroturfing and highlight the problems of funding. Read More

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  • alexanderhanff @Moshun2 for reference see the tweet before my last one to you ;)
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  • alexanderhanff @Moshun2 Hey Justin, if you pay me too, I can be a #tripleagent :) who do you want me to campaign against, apparently I am for sale!
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  • alexanderhanff My stalker accuses me of being paid by MS to campaign against Google, then says I get paid by Google against Phorm - I am a #doubleagent !
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  • edecisive Ohhhh here is a good way to surf a little more privately!! Gives you some control too. #startpage #privacy t.co/Putvxr1fhB
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  • alexanderhanff More #astroturfing - European #Privacy Association exposed as industry lobby t.co/Zx3SrVJJLk #privchat #eudatap
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  • jmcest RT @anonnewsswe: "I will close Guantanamo. I will restore Habeas Corpus" - Barack Obama, February 27 2008 #OpGTMO #CloseGITMO
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  • alexanderhanff someone just reminded me about the profile piece @petekirwan wrote about me in Wired back in 2010 - seems a long time ago #privacy
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  • alexanderhanff @thermalsatsuma @ghalfacree it may be that the best option is to build the mockups in C# IDE or something similar, which I'd like to avoid
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  • alexanderhanff @thermalsatsuma @ghalfacree Pencil is really good for iOS, Android mockups but not really suitable for Windows & Windows Phone mockups
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  • alexanderhanff @thermalsatsuma @ghalfacree I am trying to create clean & realistic looking mockups for a project outline to send to potential investors
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  • alexanderhanff @thermalsatsuma @ghalfacree problem with Balsamiq is that it isn't very polished (deliberately made to look hand drawn) (more)
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  • alexanderhanff @graphiclunarkid ahh seems Pencil comes with all the nice stencils for mobile but not Windows 7 Aero & can't find a stencil for it...
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