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Privacy Crackdown: Russia Bans VPNs And Apple ‘Sides With Censorship’ In China

Privacy advocates criticise the moves as government's seek to tighten their grips on the web

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (28 July)

Another busy week filled with tech news, but have you been paying attention?

7 years ago

ICO Fines Moneysupermarket.com £80,000 For Spamming Customers

Price comparison site sent out marketing emails to customers who had opted out

7 years ago

Authorities Take Down Dark Web’s Biggest Criminal Marketplace

AlphaBay and Hansa were together responsible for the trading of hundreds of thousands of illegal commodities

7 years ago

House of Lords: Brexit Could Crush Trade And Security If Data Transfer Is Hindered

The House of Lord's EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee suggests the government comes up with an 'adequate agreement' with the EU…

7 years ago

Apple Bows To Chinese Regulators With Guizhou Data Centre

The move reportedly comes as part of a $1 billion (£870 million) investment plan for China

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (7 July)

Work your memory muscles with our quiz on the top tech news this week

7 years ago

John McAfee Settles Legal Fight With Intel

What's in a name? Colourful former security tycoon reaches settlement with Intel over use of his name

7 years ago

EU Penalty For Apple’s ‘Illegal’ Tax Benefit Prompts US Intervention

American government reportedly intervenes in Apple's appeal against huge tax penalty levelled by EU last year

7 years ago

TechUK Praises ‘Strong’ ICO Strategy Ahead Of Brexit And GDPR

ICO's "ambitious" four-year strategy applauded by techUK as Britain gears up for Brexit and GDPR

7 years ago

Facebook Accused of Data Extortion By German Authorities

Facebook will be forced to make technical changes if found guilty of antitrust charges

7 years ago

US Airline Security Measures Stop Short Of Laptop Airplane Cabin Ban

Busy passengers can still work on airlines travelling to the US

7 years ago

Gemalto: Enterprises Are At Different Stages Of Readiness For GDPR

INTERVIEW: Jan Smets, a data protection officer at digital security firm Gemalto, discusses getting ready for GDPR

7 years ago

ECB Cracks Down On Breach Reporting For EU Banks

Banks under the rule of the European Central Bank (ECB) set to face breach notification rules similar to GDPR

7 years ago

MEPs Ready To Fight For End-To-End Encryption Across EU

A European Parliament committee has called for end-to-end encryption to be enforced on all forms of digital communication

7 years ago

Google Faces Record-Breaking €1 Billion EU Fine

The fine would be the culmination of a seven year investigation

7 years ago

ICO Raids More Houses As Part Of Nuisance Call Crackdown

Investigation into accident claims calls has been ongoing since May 2016

7 years ago

EU Aims To Give Police Easier Access To Cloud Data

European Union seeks to make it easier for law enforcement agencies to obtain cloud data from tech firms

7 years ago

ICO Fines Basildon Council £150,000 For Leaking Personal Data

ICO shows no mercy on data protection as GDPR countdown continues

7 years ago

GDPR: Why People and Processes Are Just As Important As Tech

No technology can be a silver bullet for next year's GDPR

7 years ago

GDPR: Businesses Move From Awareness To Planning With One Year To Go

With one year to go, businesses are entering the audit process of getting themselves ready for GDPR

7 years ago

One Year To Go: What Is GDPR And Why Should Businesses Care?

With one year to go until new regulations come into effect, the deadline for compliance is fast approaching

7 years ago

Botnets Target FCC Website Over Net Neutrality, Researchers Say

Researchers claim bots are spamming US regulator website over net neutrality rule change proposal

8 years ago

ICO Hits Keurboom Communications With £400,000 For 100m Nuisance Calls

The Information Commissioner's Office is taking a hard-line against nuisance calls

8 years ago

Durham Police Gets Helping Head From A Suspect Assessing AI

The police force is set to go live with the HART AI system in a couple of months

8 years ago

Law Lessons: Exploring The Effects Of GDPR Pre and Post Brexit

Dr. Philip Trillmich, partner in the Global Intellectual Property Practice, and Tim Hickman, associate at law firm White & Case…

8 years ago

Locky Ransomware Returns Lurking In A Word Document Hidden Behind PDF Attachments

This latest Locky variant appears to have traits similar to a Russian doll

8 years ago