Surveillance-IT

Caspar Bowden: I Don’t Trust My Ex-Employer Microsoft After NSA Leaks

Former Microsoft privacy advisor says he isn't convinced by the security offered by the company's tech

11 years ago

Microsoft Discloses 37,000 Law Enforcement Requests For 2013

For the first half of 2013 Microsoft received more than 37,000 data requests from global governments, not including national security…

11 years ago

Google Gmail ‘Wiretapping’ Privacy Case Given Green Light

Judge says non-Gmail users are not providing consent and Google's privacy policies are confusing

11 years ago

Google’s Chat Service Redirected Messages To Random Contacts

Users complain about privacy, as their Google Hangouts and Google Talk messages reach wrong recipients

11 years ago

Users Must Take Charge Of Security In A Post-PRISM World

Sean Michael Kerner welcomes the User Data Manifesto, which says we should have control of of our own information

11 years ago

ICO To Investigate The Impact Of Snowden Revelations On Privacy

Christopher Graham wants to know if the NSA really had access to encrypted bank data

11 years ago

Mayer And Zuckerberg Hit Back Over NSA Surveillance Criticisms

Mayer says execs faced prison if they spoke out about surveillance requests, as Zuckerberg says US government "blew it"

11 years ago

Google Loses Street View WiSpy Privacy Appeal

Google’s infamous WiSpy incident continues to haunt the company as it loses a privacy appeal in California

11 years ago

Tech Titans Take Further Action On NSA Spying Transparency

Facebook, Google and Yahoo all lodge legal petitions to let them talk aboue NSA data requests

11 years ago

HP Data Privacy Services Help Meet Compliance Requirements

HP's new services are aimed at helping enterprises meet often complex government data privacy standards

11 years ago

Yahoo Transparency Report Shows Germany’s Personal Data Desire

Yahoo releases its first transparency report and the UK isn't in the top two for data requests for a change

11 years ago

Wikileaks SpyFiles Show Surveillance Industry ‘Thriving Unchecked’

TechWeek digs into Wikileaks files to find a British supplier is implicated in selling to repressive regimes for significant sums

11 years ago

NHS Gets £1bn Boost For Online Patient Records Push

Hunt seeks to allay cost and privacy fears around NHS records project

11 years ago

Google And Microsoft To Sue US Government Over Surveillance Transparency

They might not get on usually, but Google and Microsoft have joined forces to fight the US government over transparency…

11 years ago

Facebook Wants All Profile Photos For Its Face Recognition Database

Facebook plans to expand controversial "Tag Suggest" feature, use more customer content for advertising purposes

11 years ago

Tor Project Doubles Traffic In Ten Days

Speculation is rife over a boom in anonymous Tor usage

11 years ago

First Facebook Transparency Report Highlights US Government’s Data Hunger

Report throws up no surprises for which country is the hungriest for user data - America, followed by India and…

11 years ago

Judge Approves $20m Facebook Privacy Settlement

Facebook has agreed to make changes to its Statement of Rights and Responsibilities as part of a $20m class-action settlement…

11 years ago

NSA Illegally Scooped Up Thousands Of US Internet Communications

NSA wasn't honest about a snooping operation that scooped up rafts of US citizens' Internet communications, documents released by the…

11 years ago

After PRISM, France’s Laurent Chemla Offers Secure Email

Could French activist Laurent Chemla's CALIOP fill the gap left by Lavabit and Silent Circle?

11 years ago

Let’s Hope Groklaw Comes Back

The open source law website Groklaw closed over privacy fears. Sean Michael Kerner hopes it comes back

11 years ago

David Miranda ‘Forced To Hand Over Passwords’

Glenn Greenwald's partner and occasional assistant claims he was told to hand over passwords for social media and email accounts

11 years ago

Groklaw Site To Close Over Email Surveillance Concerns

Open source community in shock as Groklaw closes because of concerns over email and Internet privacy

11 years ago

UK Government Smashed Guardian Drives In ‘Symbolic’ Bid To Stop Leaks

"Bizarre" moment as GCHQ experts oversee the destruction of hard drives

11 years ago

Google: We Should Not Be Subject To British Privacy Law

Google said to have made claim in defending itself against circumvention of Apple Safari cookie protections

11 years ago

China To Probe EMC, IBM And Oracle Following US Spy Revelations

The PRISM fallout could hit US firms' operations in China

11 years ago

NSA ‘Broke Privacy Rules Almost 3,000 Times In A Year’

Agency breaks rules designed to keep its surveillance in check thousands of times, according to an audit leaked by Edward…

11 years ago

Google To Introduce “Private Results” Into Search

Information from other Google products will crop up in search results, starting in the US

11 years ago