Surveillance-IT

GCHQ Snooping Deemed Unlawful By WatchdogGCHQ Snooping Deemed Unlawful By Watchdog

GCHQ Snooping Deemed Unlawful By Watchdog

Surveillance watchdog rules GCHQ bulk data collection is unlawful, but says no evidence that agency misused the system

7 years ago
Facebook Investigates Crimson Hexagon After Surveillance AllegationFacebook Investigates Crimson Hexagon After Surveillance Allegation

Facebook Investigates Crimson Hexagon After Surveillance Allegation

Facebook temporarily suspends another data analytics firm over data policy concerns

7 years ago
ICO Fines Website For Sharing Information With Labour PartyICO Fines Website For Sharing Information With Labour Party

ICO Fines Website For Sharing Information With Labour Party

Data watchdog to fine website for “serious contravention” in selling data on 1 million people to the Labour Party

7 years ago
Facebook Fined £500,000 Over Cambridge Analytica ScandalFacebook Fined £500,000 Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Facebook Fined £500,000 Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

British data watchdog slaps Facebook with maximum possible fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal

7 years ago
Russia Asks Apple To Remove Telegram From App StoreRussia Asks Apple To Remove Telegram From App Store

Russia Asks Apple To Remove Telegram From App Store

But Telegram CEO and founder claims that Apple has already prevented its messaging app from updating globally

7 years ago
GDPR Arrival Sees Certain US Websites BlockedGDPR Arrival Sees Certain US Websites Blocked

GDPR Arrival Sees Certain US Websites Blocked

Certain well known American news websites temporarily unavailable in Europe as GDPR rules kick in

7 years ago
Twitter Quietly Tests Encrypted MessagingTwitter Quietly Tests Encrypted Messaging

Twitter Quietly Tests Encrypted Messaging

Hush hush at Twitter, as it secretly adds the ability to send encrypted direct messages on its Android app

7 years ago
High Court Sets Deadline For Investigatory Powers Act ChangesHigh Court Sets Deadline For Investigatory Powers Act Changes

High Court Sets Deadline For Investigatory Powers Act Changes

Government has six months to revise parts of its 'Snoopers Charter' to bring it inline with European regs

7 years ago
Iran Begins To Block Telegram Messaging AppIran Begins To Block Telegram Messaging App

Iran Begins To Block Telegram Messaging App

First Russia now Iran becomes latest country to begin blocking access to Telegram services

7 years ago
Russia To Limit Telegram Messaging AppRussia To Limit Telegram Messaging App

Russia To Limit Telegram Messaging App

Russian lawsuit to limit access to Telegram after it refuses to allow FSB intelligence service access

7 years ago
Grindr Insists Sharing HIV Data With Outside Firms Is Industry StandardGrindr Insists Sharing HIV Data With Outside Firms Is Industry Standard

Grindr Insists Sharing HIV Data With Outside Firms Is Industry Standard

Dating app hits back at criticism for sharing location data and HIV status with outside firms

7 years ago
European Union Seeks Law To Gather Data Held Outside EU BlocEuropean Union Seeks Law To Gather Data Held Outside EU Bloc

European Union Seeks Law To Gather Data Held Outside EU Bloc

Privacy showdown ahead as European Union mulls forcing tech firms to hand over data, no matter where it is stored

7 years ago
DOJ Shares Criminal Probe Evidence With Judge In Waymo vs. Uber SuitDOJ Shares Criminal Probe Evidence With Judge In Waymo vs. Uber Suit

DOJ Shares Criminal Probe Evidence With Judge In Waymo vs. Uber Suit

ANALYSIS: In a surprise development, lawyers reveal evidence from ongoing criminal investigation of Uber to the judge in Waymo’s civil…

7 years ago
Google Slapped With UK Lawsuit Over Data GatheringGoogle Slapped With UK Lawsuit Over Data Gathering

Google Slapped With UK Lawsuit Over Data Gathering

Long rumbling argument over Google tracking Safari users results in mass civil lawsuit against the firm

7 years ago
Google Has Been ‘Tracking’ Android User LocationsGoogle Has Been ‘Tracking’ Android User Locations

Google Has Been ‘Tracking’ Android User Locations

Search engine collects location data on Android users, even when location services are switched off

7 years ago

Governments Accused Of Social Media Manipulation

Grim picture...social media is being manipulated, mobile connectivity is being censored, and attacks against journalists is on the rise

7 years ago

Google Docs Problem Raises Privacy Concerns, Again

Problems with locked Google Docs files raises privacy concerns due to its monitoring of private files

7 years ago

Privacy Concern Raised Over iOS Apps Camera Access

Bye bye privacy! Live streaming, and shooting of video and pictures from Apple iPhone, without user being aware

7 years ago

Social Media Data Shared By GCHQ WIth Foreign Governments

Facebook and Twitter accounts are being analysed by intelligence agencies, warns Privacy International

7 years ago

EU-US Privacy Shield Passes First Annual Review

Relief for Facebook, Google etc as controversial data sharing agreement with the US passes its first test

7 years ago

US Politicians Seek To Limit Internet Surveillance Of US Citizens

Bad news for American spooks? US politicians seek to overhaul rules governing warrant-less internet surveillance

8 years ago

Data Protection Bill To Include Journalist Safeguards

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

8 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

8 years ago

Reports Suggest WhatsApp Is Blocked In China

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

8 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

8 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

8 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

8 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

8 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

8 years ago