Surveillance-IT

Data Protection Bill To Include Journalist Safeguards

Government says journalists and researchers to be given safeguards under proposed data protection bill

7 years ago

Google Insists AI Better Than Humans For Extremist Content Takedown

Score one for the machine. Google admits its AI system is better at removing extremist content on YouTube

7 years ago

Reports Suggest WhatsApp Is Blocked In China

Another example of the Chinese government's ongoing efforts to control the internet

7 years ago

Australia To Force Tech Firms To Provide ‘Encryption Access’

Australian government to introduce law to force tech firms to provide access to encrypted messages

7 years ago

Data Sharing Is Needed For The Greater Good Even If It Compromises Privacy

OPINION: Roland Moore-Colyer believes access to data offers more benefits than it erodes privacy

7 years ago

Telegram Founder Doesn’t Budge On Sharing Of Private Data

Pavel Durov has, however, agreed to officially register the app with Russian authorities

7 years ago

Russian Authorities Blame Telegram For Concealing Terrorist Activities

More pressure placed on Telegram as its end-to-end encryption gives terrorists a place to hide

7 years ago

Leaked Document Reveals Mystery Tech Firm Challenged NSA Surveillance

This is the first time that a refusal to comply with a government surveillance directive has been made public

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

Microsoft Sees Doubling Of US Government Spy Data Requests

Redmond also, for the first time ever, publishes national security letter used by government to obtain user data

8 years ago

Sir Tim Berners-Lee Slams UK, US ‘Assault’ On Web Privacy

British web inventor pledges to combat efforts by the UK and US to weaken encryption and online privacy

8 years ago

US ISPs Promise Not To Sell Browsing Histories Despite New Freedoms

US ISPs give privacy advocates a boost despite changes to FCC regulations

8 years ago

The Encryption Conundrum: How Terrorism Is Driving Today’s Privacy Discussion

WhatsApp becomes the latest centre of attention as encryption vs privacy debate once again rears its head

8 years ago

Home Office Criticised Over ‘Flimsy’ Consultation For Investigatory Powers Act

Longer consultation needed. Open letter slams Home Secretary Amber Rudd for 'breaching' Cabinet Office guidelines

8 years ago

Consumers Face Privacy Blow As US Senate Overturns FCC Web Tracking Rules

Internet Service Providers are now free to do what they want with your web browsing history

8 years ago

Facebook, Google, Twitter Face EU Fines Over Service Terms

European authorities are ready to levy financial penalities on big name tech firms over their terms of service

8 years ago

GCHQ Denies ‘Ridiculous’ Trump Wiretapping Claims, Receives Formal US Apology

GCHQ described the claims as "nonsense" after Donald Trump tweeted that he had been under surveillance

8 years ago

US ISPs Could Sell User Data If Obama’s Internet Privacy Rules Are Challenged

Strict privacy rules for American ISPs may be overturned after Republican senator resolution

8 years ago

Wikileaks Documents Claim CIA Can Hack Samsung TVs, iPhones and iPads

Watching TV but who is watching you? CIA allegedly uses Samsung TVs to spy on citizens

8 years ago

AI And Cyber Attacks Will Be Put To The Test By Royal Navy’s Information Warrior 17 Excercise

The Navy will push information warfare and cyber defense to combat future threats

8 years ago

China Tightens Grip On Internet Censorship With 14 Month VPN Crackdown

The use of unauthorised virtual private networks will be made illegal by the Chinese government

8 years ago

Civil Liberties Group Targets Crowdfunded Court Challenge Against Snoopers’ Charter

Liberty wants to put the core parts of the Investigatory Powers Act to the legal test

8 years ago

Anti-Surveillance Camouflage Created To Scramble Facial Recognition Software

HyperFace uses multiple patterns printed on clothing and fabrics that resemble features of human faces to confuse facial recognition systems

8 years ago

Police Demand Access To Amazon Echo Data In Murder Case

Police vs tech – round two. Amazon resists US police demands to hand over data gathered on Echo speaker

8 years ago

Tor Network Blocked In Turkey As Government Cracks Down

The move has upgraded Turkey's net censorship policies from "moderate" to "severe," according to activists

8 years ago

UK Police Urged To Take Crime Fighting To The Cloud

Digital technology should play an increasingly significant role to help British police tackle crime, says new report

8 years ago

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter And Google Will Create Shared Database To Tackle Terror Propaganda

A shared database will be used to flag up content that appears to be trying to spread terror speech

8 years ago

Russia To Block LinkedIn Access Over ‘Data Protection Violations’

Access to LinkedIn to be blocked within days over violations of Russia's strict data protection laws

8 years ago

Government Needs ‘Careful Consideration’ To Avoid The Pitfalls Of AI

Government report on the future of Artificial intelligence (AI) says Whitehall must consider impact of the technology on privacy, jobs…

8 years ago