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Facebook Live: Important New Witness To CrimesFacebook Live: Important New Witness To Crimes

Facebook Live: Important New Witness To Crimes

NEWS ANALYSIS: You can run but you cannot hide from a ubiquitous social network like Facebook - especially now that…

9 years ago
Criminal Marketplace Offers Cheap Server Access For Global Cyber-AttacksCriminal Marketplace Offers Cheap Server Access For Global Cyber-Attacks

Criminal Marketplace Offers Cheap Server Access For Global Cyber-Attacks

Fancy a DDoS attack? Cybercrime marketplace offers access to compromised third party servers for just £4.23

9 years ago
Google Finally Defeats Oracle In Android Lawsuit, But Expert Questions VerdictGoogle Finally Defeats Oracle In Android Lawsuit, But Expert Questions Verdict

Google Finally Defeats Oracle In Android Lawsuit, But Expert Questions Verdict

Google scores significant Android patent lawsuit win against Oracle, but patent expert says appeal will likely reverse decision

9 years ago
Irish Watchdog Refers Facebook Data Transfers To European CourtIrish Watchdog Refers Facebook Data Transfers To European Court

Irish Watchdog Refers Facebook Data Transfers To European Court

Debate over data privacy reaches next level as Facebook's transfers to the US are pushed up the legal ladder

9 years ago
Brexit Campaigners Fined For Sending 500,000 Spam EU Referendum TextsBrexit Campaigners Fined For Sending 500,000 Spam EU Referendum Texts

Brexit Campaigners Fined For Sending 500,000 Spam EU Referendum Texts

Campaign group that backs European exit fined for spam messages, but it tells TechweekEurope ICO has got it wrong

9 years ago
Oracle, Google Return To The Courtroom Over AndroidOracle, Google Return To The Courtroom Over Android

Oracle, Google Return To The Courtroom Over Android

Epic copyright showdown returns to court, six years after Oracle vs Google battle first went legal

9 years ago
British Spy Agencies Have Carried Out Bulk Data Collection For YearsBritish Spy Agencies Have Carried Out Bulk Data Collection For Years

British Spy Agencies Have Carried Out Bulk Data Collection For Years

British intelligence agencies have been bulk collecting our personal data to a “staggering extent”

9 years ago
Apple Consistently Compiles With US Data RequestsApple Consistently Compiles With US Data Requests

Apple Consistently Compiles With US Data Requests

Privacy champion? Apple's own figures reveal it nearly always compiles with US requests for user data

9 years ago
Europe Approves Air Passenger Data Sharing LawEurope Approves Air Passenger Data Sharing Law

Europe Approves Air Passenger Data Sharing Law

Europe approves new system to gather data on all aeroplane passengers travelling to and from the EU

9 years ago
FBI Paid Hackers To Unlock San Bernardino iPhoneFBI Paid Hackers To Unlock San Bernardino iPhone

FBI Paid Hackers To Unlock San Bernardino iPhone

FBI reportedly paid “grey hat” hackers a one-off fee to crack the iPhone of a dead terrorist

9 years ago
Safe Harbour 2.0 Not Adequate, Says WP29 Data WatchdogSafe Harbour 2.0 Not Adequate, Says WP29 Data Watchdog

Safe Harbour 2.0 Not Adequate, Says WP29 Data Watchdog

The new data sharing agreement between Europe and the US may not be adequate, leak suggests

9 years ago

FBI Admits Unlocking Method Is Useless On Current iPhones

Only older iPhone models can be unlocked using current methods, FBI says, as debate rumbles on

9 years ago
China Domain Proposals Prompt Web Crackdown FearsChina Domain Proposals Prompt Web Crackdown Fears

China Domain Proposals Prompt Web Crackdown Fears

Government proposal to create 'whitelist' of approved websites raises fears of further crackdowns on web users in China

9 years ago
America To Charge Iranian Nationals Over Cyber-Attacks – ReportAmerica To Charge Iranian Nationals Over Cyber-Attacks – Report

America To Charge Iranian Nationals Over Cyber-Attacks – Report

DoJ to file hacking charges against six Iranian nationals accused of hacking banks and New York dam

9 years ago
Israeli Firm Cellebrite To Help FBI Crack Encrypted iPhone – ReportIsraeli Firm Cellebrite To Help FBI Crack Encrypted iPhone – Report

Israeli Firm Cellebrite To Help FBI Crack Encrypted iPhone – Report

The "third party" to help FBI crack the San Bernardino iPhone is reportedly Israeli forensic specialist Cellebrite

9 years ago

Government Cherry-Picks Elizabeth Denham As UK Information Commissioner

Denham says she is ready to tackle challenges that rapid tech innovation presents to information rights

9 years ago

Hacker Typo Thwarts Billion Dollar Bank Heist

Sheer scale of banking crime revealed after prevention of billion dollar bank heist, but attackers still pocketed $80m

9 years ago

Draft Bill To Penalise Tech Firms For Refusing Encryption Order

US senators close to finalising draft bill that will penalise tech firms who refuse court orders over encrypted data

9 years ago

Schoolboy TalkTalk Hack Suspect Ends Google Legal Action

Northern Irish boy arrested over TalkTalk data breach was suing Google for alleged breach of privacy

9 years ago

GDPR: Verdict Of Google, Microsoft & Adobe Privacy Leaders

Much work to be done, as confusion ensues over GDPR's 200 pages of uncertainty

9 years ago

Microsoft: We Gave Police Info On Paris Terrorism Suspects Within 30 Minutes

Microsoft says tech companies must play their part in national security, but also have to protect customers

9 years ago

Apple Tells US Court FBI Request Violates Free Speech

The iPad maker asks court to reserve its order to help the FBI hack into the iPhone of a terrorist…

9 years ago

McAfee Offers To Crack iPhone, As Facebook, Twitter Praise FBI Refusal

Maverick John McAfee offers to break the encryption on the iPhone of San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook

9 years ago

Scottish Schoolboy Arrested After FBI Hack

Who has been a naughty boy then? Scottish teenager arrested over alleged hack into FBI computer system

9 years ago

Apple Refuses To Hack Terrorist’s Phone For FBI

Tim Cook says FBI demand sets “a dangerous precedent”, despite handset belonging to San Bernardino terrorist

9 years ago

UN: Julian Assange Should Be Compensated For Confinement

WikiLeaks founder has been arbitrarily detained by the UK and Sweden, says UN expert panel

9 years ago

European Data Watchdog WP29 Mulls Data-Sharing Deal

Uncertainty for businesses after European watchdog group takes time to examine new data sharing deal

9 years ago

Safe Harbour 2.0: EU And US Reach New Transatlantic Data Sharing Deal

EU happy with new Safe Harbour data sharing framework after US provides written assurances protecting against mass surveillance

9 years ago

EU Regulators Keen To Restrict US Data Transfers

Europe plays hardball with America as the two side rush to agree new data transfer deal, before deadline

9 years ago