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Cameron’s Christmas Cock-up On Porn BlockingCameron’s Christmas Cock-up On Porn Blocking

Cameron’s Christmas Cock-up On Porn Blocking

Porn blocking has been announced - through the Daily Mail - without research and without listening, says Tom Brewster

12 years ago
Government Announces ‘Common Sense’ Copyright Law ReformGovernment Announces ‘Common Sense’ Copyright Law Reform

Government Announces ‘Common Sense’ Copyright Law Reform

BIS tells TechWeek Vince Cable's reforms should be law by end of 2013 at the latest

12 years ago
Austrian Judges Question The Validity Of EU Data Retention DirectiveAustrian Judges Question The Validity Of EU Data Retention Directive

Austrian Judges Question The Validity Of EU Data Retention Directive

Keeping all customer data could be in breach of European constitution, says Austrian court

12 years ago
Government ‘Ignores Parents’ And Presses On With Default Porn BlockingGovernment ‘Ignores Parents’ And Presses On With Default Porn Blocking

Government ‘Ignores Parents’ And Presses On With Default Porn Blocking

David Cameron reverses decision issued by Department of Education last week

12 years ago
US Senate Votes In Favour Of Location Privacy BillUS Senate Votes In Favour Of Location Privacy Bill

US Senate Votes In Favour Of Location Privacy Bill

Senator Al Franken wants to put a stop to “stalker apps”

12 years ago
Fresh Facebook Privacy Changes Coming Next YearFresh Facebook Privacy Changes Coming Next Year

Fresh Facebook Privacy Changes Coming Next Year

Facebook makes its umpteenth privacy update of 2012, but it still isn't impressing some critics

12 years ago
Nick Clegg Demands Snooper’s Charter RethinkNick Clegg Demands Snooper’s Charter Rethink

Nick Clegg Demands Snooper’s Charter Rethink

Communications Data Bill should be completely rethought, Nick Clegg and Justice Committee argue

12 years ago
Leveson Calls For Tough Internet Privacy LawsLeveson Calls For Tough Internet Privacy Laws

Leveson Calls For Tough Internet Privacy Laws

The man in charge of the inquiry into press standards wants to stop Internet trolls

12 years ago
EU Resists ‘Extreme’ US Lobbying As Data Privacy War BrewsEU Resists ‘Extreme’ US Lobbying As Data Privacy War Brews

EU Resists ‘Extreme’ US Lobbying As Data Privacy War Brews

Exclusive: US officials try to alter and delay EU data privacy reform, sources tell TechWeekEurope, but Commission stands firm

12 years ago
Facebook Users Have One Week To Halt Vote ChangeFacebook Users Have One Week To Halt Vote Change

Facebook Users Have One Week To Halt Vote Change

Facebook users have only a week to vote on controversial changes to the social networking giant's user policies

12 years ago
Facebook Faces Privacy Lawsuit In IrelandFacebook Faces Privacy Lawsuit In Ireland

Facebook Faces Privacy Lawsuit In Ireland

Austrian privacy group is preparing for a lawsuit against Facebook after more than a year of campaigning for changes

12 years ago
Lib Dems To Withdraw Support For ‘Snoopers Charter’Lib Dems To Withdraw Support For ‘Snoopers Charter’

Lib Dems To Withdraw Support For ‘Snoopers Charter’

Nick Clegg is on the verge of withdrawing support for the controversial Communications Data Bill

12 years ago
David Petraeus Proves It: Email Is Not SecureDavid Petraeus Proves It: Email Is Not Secure

David Petraeus Proves It: Email Is Not Secure

Wayne Rash asks: how could the head of the CIA not realise he couldn't trust secrets to Gmail?

12 years ago

Facebook Proposes Data Sharing Across Services

Facebook is proposing a change to its data usage policies to allow user details to be shared with its Intagram…

12 years ago

Google Raises Alarm On ITU Internet Treaty Discussions

Tech giant worried governments will ruin the Internet

12 years ago

UK Government Threatens Businesses Over Open Data

Government urges companies to open up under midata initiative

12 years ago

Facebook Lobbies Brussels In Earnest On EU Data Privacy Proposals

Facebook joins other US bodies pushing for changes to European Commission data privacy proposals

12 years ago

Google Adds ‘Do Not Track’ To Chrome 23

Google Chrome users now have the option of enabling 'Do Not Track' in their browser, a feature which is stirring…

12 years ago

Facebook Privacy Boosted Again After Irish Pressure

New users will be given more education during the signing up process

12 years ago

Theresa May Rebuffs ‘Snooper’s Charter’ Criticisms Before Committee

Home secretary bats away most questions on the Communications Data Bill but has a few wobbles in the face of…

12 years ago

South Carolina Hit By Massive Data Breach

Hackers have stolen sensitive data on 3.6 million taxpayers from the US state of South Carolina, in the latest breach…

12 years ago

British Spy Firm Rejects US Claim It Makes Android Malware

US agency says Gamma International's software is being used by criminals - but the British firm begs to differ

12 years ago

Google May Win, Whether Or Not It Bows To EU Privacy Pressure

Changes to Google's privacy policy may come through in response to the EU regulators. But Peter Judge wonders if they…

12 years ago

Santander In Cookie Security ‘Train Wreck’

Santander customers aren't happy about alleged security failings at the bank

12 years ago

EU Watchdogs Order Google Privacy ‘Upgrade’

Google has to give users more control, says the EU

12 years ago

EU Watchdogs To Outlaw Google Privacy Policy

Unified Google privacy policy is likely to be found illegal

12 years ago

Neelie Kroes Warns On Do Not Track Watering Down

Kroes calls on industry to ensure DNT is not weakened because of advertiser pressure

12 years ago