Surveillance-IT

Communications Data Bill Public Consultation Closes

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

12 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

12 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

12 years ago

New Cloud Laws Needed For Business Data

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

12 years ago

Security Snafus Escalate As ICO Warnings Up 48 Percent

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

12 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

12 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…

12 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

12 years ago

McAfee Social Protection Tool Safeguards Facebook Photos

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

12 years ago

Spoof Tweeter Lawsuit Dropped By Daily Mail Group

The Daily Mail Group has dropped a lawsuit against a spoof tweeter, even though it deemed the tweets “offensive”

12 years ago

French Privacy Watchdog Calls for Google Wi-Spy Data

CNIL demands that Google hands over the Street View data it hasn't deleted

12 years ago

FTC Agrees £14m Fine For Google Over Apple Safari

The FTC has approved a fine of $22.5 million against Google over claims it breached Apple Safari users’ privacy

12 years ago

Netflix Changes Privacy Policy In US To Avoid Lawsuit

The company will have to make personal data unidentifiable after customers end their subscription

12 years ago

ICO Orders Council To Stop Spying On Cab Passengers

Southampton Council wanted to record video and audio in every city cab

12 years ago

Skype Users Might Be More Open To Wiretaps Than Before

A number of recent changes at Skype mean that rumours of wiretaps could well be true, says Tom Brewster

12 years ago

Apple Chucks BitDefender Privacy App Out Of App Store

No one will say why BitDefender's Clueful privacy monitor fell foul of Apple

12 years ago

Skype Fixes Random-IM Security Flaw

Update stops instant messages being sent to the wrong person

12 years ago

Skype Security Flaw Sends IMs To Random Contacts

Skype admits the existence of flaw and says it is working on an update

12 years ago

Big Data Privacy Fears? Let’s Love Big Brother!

Do you have Big Data privacy concerns? Dominic Pollard says we should relax and trust Big Brother

12 years ago

Home Office Defends ‘Snooper’s Charter’ At Westminster

Home Office officials tell a Parliamentary Committee why they want our communications data

12 years ago

Google To Pay $22.5m To Settle Apple Safari Privacy Row

Google has agreed to settle over claims it forced cookies down Apple users' throats

12 years ago

Top ICO Official Moved To Google After WiSpy Probe

Stephen McCartney accepted a position at the company investigated by his previous employer

12 years ago

BA Hits Privacy Turbulence Over Passenger Profiling

British Airways is accused of snooping on its passengers by using the Internet to hunt down personal information

12 years ago

Police Chief Backs ‘Snooper’s Charter’ As Government Inquiry Begins

Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Communications Data Bill has begun as Chief Constable of the British Transport Police gives the…

12 years ago

Cisco U-Turn Over Privacy For Cloud Connect Service

Cisco has backtracked after facing complaints about privacy issues for new Linksys Wi-Fi routers and the Cloud Connect Service

12 years ago

US Government Leads Twitter Data Requests

American authorities make way more demands for Twitter to share user details

12 years ago

Texas Claims Google Is Withholding Documents

Texas' Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Google charging the company is holding back crucial documents in its antitrust…

12 years ago