New surveillance and data-sharing laws keep arriving. Here is a plain look at what they change for ordinary internet users — and what you can do.
Legislation that encourages companies to share user data with government agencies tends to be written in broad language. The practical effect is more of your online activity being collected and passed around with less oversight.
Where you still have control
You cannot rewrite the law, but you can shrink what is available to collect. A no-logs VPN means there is little to hand over in the first place, and encryption keeps the contents of your traffic private regardless.
