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Spoof Tweeter Lawsuit Dropped By Daily Mail GroupSpoof Tweeter Lawsuit Dropped By Daily Mail Group

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”

13 years ago
French Privacy Watchdog Calls for Google Wi-Spy DataFrench Privacy Watchdog Calls for Google Wi-Spy Data

French Privacy Watchdog Calls for Google Wi-Spy Data

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

13 years ago
FTC Agrees £14m Fine For Google Over Apple SafariFTC Agrees £14m Fine For Google Over Apple Safari

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

13 years ago
Netflix Changes Privacy Policy In US To Avoid LawsuitNetflix Changes Privacy Policy In US To Avoid Lawsuit

Netflix Changes Privacy Policy In US To Avoid Lawsuit

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

13 years ago
ICO Orders Council To Stop Spying On Cab PassengersICO Orders Council To Stop Spying On Cab Passengers

ICO Orders Council To Stop Spying On Cab Passengers

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

13 years ago
Skype Users Might Be More Open To Wiretaps Than BeforeSkype Users Might Be More Open To Wiretaps Than Before

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

13 years ago
Apple Chucks BitDefender Privacy App Out Of App StoreApple Chucks BitDefender Privacy App Out Of App Store

Apple Chucks BitDefender Privacy App Out Of App Store

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

13 years ago
Skype Fixes Random-IM Security FlawSkype Fixes Random-IM Security Flaw

Skype Fixes Random-IM Security Flaw

Update stops instant messages being sent to the wrong person

13 years ago
Skype Security Flaw Sends IMs To Random ContactsSkype Security Flaw Sends IMs To Random Contacts

Skype Security Flaw Sends IMs To Random Contacts

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

13 years ago
Big Data Privacy Fears? Let’s Love Big Brother!Big Data Privacy Fears? Let’s Love Big Brother!

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

13 years ago
Home Office Defends ‘Snooper’s Charter’ At WestminsterHome Office Defends ‘Snooper’s Charter’ At Westminster

Home Office Defends ‘Snooper’s Charter’ At Westminster

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

13 years ago
Google To Pay $22.5m To Settle Apple Safari Privacy RowGoogle To Pay $22.5m To Settle Apple Safari Privacy Row

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

13 years ago

Top ICO Official Moved To Google After WiSpy Probe

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

13 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

13 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…

13 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

13 years ago

US Government Leads Twitter Data Requests

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

13 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…

13 years ago

Five Major Tech Issues Facing Snooper’s Charter

There are some serious technology issues that need to be ironed out in Snooper's Charter. Here's five of the biggest

13 years ago

Apple To Face Court Over User Tracking

A US federal judge rules that tracking accusations should be investigated

13 years ago

Ministers, MPs And Privacy Groups Go To War Over Snooper’s Charter

The Draft Communications Data Bill is released but is widely panned by MPs and privacy experts

13 years ago

Skype To Place Big Adverts In VoIP Calls

Skype ads - designed to distract you on calls - will hit you if you don't have credit

13 years ago

Apple Sends Out Spy Planes To Challenge Google Maps

iOS 6 will feature “Google on steroids”, according to reports

13 years ago

Virgin Media Addresses Tube Wi-Fi Privacy Concerns

Virgin changes terms and conditions following allegations of snooping

13 years ago

Microsoft IE10 Do Not Track Option Hits Opposition

Microsoft's long awaited Do Not Track option for IE10 does not meet the draft specification of the feature

13 years ago

UK Police Clueless On DNA Databases

Big Brother Watch finds police are keeping lots of DNA data on innocent people

13 years ago