Surveillance-IT

HMRC Under Pressure As British Surveillance Software Used In Ethiopia And Vietnam

Government pressured to reveal what steps it has taken to stop Gamma selling its FinFisher kit to repressive regimes

12 years ago

Reporters Without Borders Names And Shames Corporate Spyware Sellers

UK's Gamma International is branded the "Corporate Enemy of the Internet"

12 years ago

Report: Google To Pay $7m In Street View Probe Settlement

Google will pay $7m in a settlement to end a US government probe into alleged privacy violations by the search…

12 years ago

Report: Facebook Defeats Users’ Privacy Efforts

A Carnegie Mellon report has found that while users are making increasing efforts to keep their information private, Facebook's privacy…

12 years ago

European Commission Fights ‘Scaremongering’ Data Privacy Lobbyists

Viviane Reding says she is standing firm in the face of strong pressure from heavyweight lobbyists

12 years ago

RSA 2013: European Privacy Laws Harm Civil Liberties – Art Coviello

RSA chief blasts European privacy laws, telling TechWeekEurope they favour criminals

12 years ago

RSA 2013: Hacking Team Defends Its Surveillance Software

Hacking Team's software was allegedly used by repressive regimes to track down citizens for torture. We ask their lawyer Eric…

12 years ago

RSA 2013: Google Blasts ‘Dishonest And Misguided’ Privacy Criticism

Google's privacy lawyer tells us Microsoft's "Scroogled" attack on Gmail privacy policy is "intellectually dishonest"

12 years ago

BT Lobbyists Try To Water Down EU Privacy Legislation

BT has problems with EU proposals on privacy by design and the right to be forgotten

12 years ago

Lord McAlpine Ends Legal Action Against Some Twitter Users

Users with fewer than 500 followers who reteweeted allegations won't be sued, Sally Bercow is less lucky

12 years ago

Yahoo EU Data Privacy Lobbying Efforts Leaked

Yahoo wants to ensure "pseudonymous" data does not have the same protections as non-anonymised information in Europe

12 years ago

Google Faces Punishment After Failing To Answer European Privacy Regulators

Google's controversial privacy policy could land it with a fine in Europe

12 years ago

Aussie App Developer Thinks Google Play Privacy Is An Insult

As Paul Keating would have said, Google Play are scumbags, privacy-wise

12 years ago

Bill Gates Opens Up About Web Privacy And Tablets

Bill Gates uses a web chat to discuss his relationship with Steve Jobs, the tablet craze, and web privacy

12 years ago

Facebook Risks Fresh Privacy Row With Tracking App

Facebook is reportedly developing a mobile app that tracks your location, even when the handset is not being used

12 years ago

MPs Ask For Clarity On Communications Data Bill

Committee says government should be more specific about the Communications Data Bill

12 years ago

Richard III: We Have A Hunch His DNA Tests Could Affect Us All

They've identified Richard III from his DNA. Could they do the same to you, asks Andy Green of Varonis

12 years ago

American NGOs Urge Their Government To Support EU Privacy Proposals

Seventeen US organisations ask their government to have the courage of Obama's convictions

12 years ago

New Twitter Transparency Site Shows Rise In Government Data Requests

There's a decline in copyright notices, but a rise in government user information requests

12 years ago

Why Data Protection Day Is A Dismal Failure

Data Protection Day fails to inspire yet again - it's time for a different story, says Tom Brewster

12 years ago

UK Users Sue Google Over Safari Tracking

A group of users have begun coordinating legal actions against Google over its alleged tracking of desktop and mobile Safari…

12 years ago

Privacy Campaigners Call On Microsoft For Skype Transparency

Post-Microsoft acquisition changes continue to pique privacy advocate interest in Skype

12 years ago

EU Committee Votes To “Water Down” Data Protection Regulation

The decision shows dissent in the EU Parliament, but is far from being final

12 years ago

Google: Governments Hungrier Than Ever For People’s Private Data

Transparency Report shows another jump in requests for Google account user information

12 years ago

Go Daddy Sued For Hosting ‘Ex-Girlfriend’ Porn Site

Plaintiffs demand the hosting company shares responsibility for violating their privacy

12 years ago

Kim Dotcom’s Mega Fileshare Service Riddled With Security Holes

Is Mega handing encryption keys to users to protect itself from future legal problems?

12 years ago

Social Internet ‘Could Split Britain Further Apart’

Government advised to think about the negative impact of technology on social integration

12 years ago

Kim Dotcom Launches Mega, Adds One Million Users In A Day

The new file hosting service is live, but will it become a pirate haven?

12 years ago