Surveillance-IT

RSA 2012: Jimmy Wales Set For ‘Snooper’s Charter’ Showdown With Theresa MayRSA 2012: Jimmy Wales Set For ‘Snooper’s Charter’ Showdown With Theresa May

RSA 2012: Jimmy Wales Set For ‘Snooper’s Charter’ Showdown With Theresa May

Wales tells TechWeekEurope he plans to explain the flaws of 'Snooper's Charter' to home secretary next month

12 years ago
Telefonica To Resell User Location Tracking DataTelefonica To Resell User Location Tracking Data

Telefonica To Resell User Location Tracking Data

O2 parent Telefonica has launched a new unit devoted to reselling real-time data on the movements of its users around…

12 years ago
Facebook Bug Adds False ‘Likes’Facebook Bug Adds False ‘Likes’

Facebook Bug Adds False ‘Likes’

Shares count as likes, even when shared in private, but only on plug-in counters, but some likes are liking stuff…

13 years ago
Microsoft Upsets Advertisers With IE 10 Do Not TrackMicrosoft Upsets Advertisers With IE 10 Do Not Track

Microsoft Upsets Advertisers With IE 10 Do Not Track

Microsoft has provoked fury among advertisers for its default 'Do Not Track' feature in Internet Explorer 10

13 years ago
Facebook Privacy Boosted As French Watchdog Dismisses Message ‘Bug’Facebook Privacy Boosted As French Watchdog Dismisses Message ‘Bug’

Facebook Privacy Boosted As French Watchdog Dismisses Message ‘Bug’

French data protection watchdog says claims of a bug revealing private messages on users' walls are nonsense

13 years ago
BYOD Users Fear Employer SnoopingBYOD Users Fear Employer Snooping

BYOD Users Fear Employer Snooping

A new survey has revealed that BYOD users have privacy concerns over the snooping habits of their bosses

13 years ago
Survey: Regulation, Privacy Erode Business Confidence In CloudSurvey: Regulation, Privacy Erode Business Confidence In Cloud

Survey: Regulation, Privacy Erode Business Confidence In Cloud

Businesses feel cloud computing lacks maturity and shows little innovation, according to a survey by the Cloud Security Alliance

13 years ago
Mozilla Opens Persona For Beta TestingMozilla Opens Persona For Beta Testing

Mozilla Opens Persona For Beta Testing

The password-slaying authentication platform is now available to the public

13 years ago
Iranian Internet Censorship Continues With Google And Gmail BlockIranian Internet Censorship Continues With Google And Gmail Block

Iranian Internet Censorship Continues With Google And Gmail Block

Secure services blocked. Is Iran planning a national intranet launch?

13 years ago
Facebook Removes Face Recognition Software In EuropeFacebook Removes Face Recognition Software In Europe

Facebook Removes Face Recognition Software In Europe

Social network withdraws facial recognition features voluntarily after Irish audit

13 years ago
US Court Will Not Challenge Facebook Privacy SettlementUS Court Will Not Challenge Facebook Privacy Settlement

US Court Will Not Challenge Facebook Privacy Settlement

US appeals court rejected the claims that £5.8m settlement favours Facebook and lawyers

13 years ago
Stolen Edinburgh Council Laptop Contains Children’s DetailsStolen Edinburgh Council Laptop Contains Children’s Details

Stolen Edinburgh Council Laptop Contains Children’s Details

We hope the crook wiped data before fencing the computer, Council says

13 years ago
Chrome Gets ‘Do Not Track’Chrome Gets ‘Do Not Track’

Chrome Gets ‘Do Not Track’

Google has added the privacy feature to Chrome's latest developer build, with the release version to get 'Do Not Track'…

13 years ago

Mozilla Fixes Firefox 15 Private Browsing Bug

Firefox Private Browsing wasn't so private, but a fix has been issued

13 years ago

Web Firm Provokes ICO Over ‘Ridiculous’ Cookie Law

Cookie law sends firm cookie as it asks ICO to sue it for breaching the regulation

13 years ago

Most File-Sharers Can Be Easily Monitored, Study Finds

The majority of pirates can be tracked within three hours of starting a download

13 years ago

Fujitsu, eBay Lead Big Data Privacy Research Group

The Cloud Security Alliance has formed a working group to investigate big data privacy and security challenges and to form…

13 years ago

Government Spyware Seller Gamma International Hacked

FinSpy seller admits a server containing demo software was compromised

13 years ago

Communications Data Bill Public Consultation Closes

Now it's up to the Joint Committee to carry on scrutinising the controversial draft Snooper's Charter>

13 years ago

Google Privacy ‘Red Team’ Formed To Avoid Future Gaffes

Google is recruiting what it calls a 'red team' to help it avoid any more privacy blunders in the future

13 years ago

BBC Under Fire For Secret Use Of RIPA Surveillance Powers

Broadcaster just one of many publicly-funded firms keeping schtum about use of RIPA

13 years ago

New Cloud Laws Needed For Business Data

European cloud laws are a mess, says Dominic Pollard. Let's update them!

13 years ago

Security Snafus Escalate As ICO Warnings Up 48 Percent

The ICO is baring its teeth some more, but still imposing minimal fines

13 years ago

Michael Dell’s Daughter Loses Twitter Account After Spilling Secrets

Michael Dell's millions couldn't stop his daughter revealing location information on her family

13 years ago

Facebook And FTC Agree Settlement Over Privacy Row

Facebook has avoided an FTC fine, but will be monitored for 20 years as part of its settlement with the…

13 years ago

Microsoft Continues To Push Do Not Track By Default In IE10

Microsoft stands firm and says IE10 will have DNT on by default

13 years ago

McAfee Social Protection Tool Safeguards Facebook Photos

Intel's McAfee is developing a security app that offers customisable protection of Facebook photos

13 years ago