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Facebook ‘Pages’ Admins Get New Privacy ControlsFacebook ‘Pages’ Admins Get New Privacy Controls

Facebook ‘Pages’ Admins Get New Privacy Controls

Facebook has created more limited roles for administrators of its marketing pages to help protect privacy and security

13 years ago
‘Do Not Track’ Set As Default For Internet Explorer 10‘Do Not Track’ Set As Default For Internet Explorer 10

‘Do Not Track’ Set As Default For Internet Explorer 10

Microsoft said it will err on the side of privacy by setting Internet Explorer 10 to decline tracking by default,…

13 years ago
EU Takes Five Countries To Court Over Cookie LawEU Takes Five Countries To Court Over Cookie Law

EU Takes Five Countries To Court Over Cookie Law

Massive fines are threatening Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Slovenia

13 years ago
O2 Porn Sharers Set For Legal Rogering From Ben DoverO2 Porn Sharers Set For Legal Rogering From Ben Dover

O2 Porn Sharers Set For Legal Rogering From Ben Dover

O2 customers who have illegally downloaded Ben Dover's material can expect something nasty in the post

13 years ago
ICO’s Cookie Law Advice May Make Life Easier For WebsitesICO’s Cookie Law Advice May Make Life Easier For Websites

ICO’s Cookie Law Advice May Make Life Easier For Websites

The ICO offers more promotion of the implied consent method for cookie law compliance, as concerns over confusion mount

13 years ago
Google Clashes With French Privacy RegulatorsGoogle Clashes With French Privacy Regulators

Google Clashes With French Privacy Regulators

France's CNIL has said the search giant is being uncooperative with investigators in a privacy probe

13 years ago
IBM Bans Siri Over Data Privacy FearsIBM Bans Siri Over Data Privacy Fears

IBM Bans Siri Over Data Privacy Fears

Security concerns prohibit use of the iPhone personal assistant

13 years ago
NHS To Publish Anonymised Patient DataNHS To Publish Anonymised Patient Data

NHS To Publish Anonymised Patient Data

The long-delayed Department of Health information strategy plans to release anonymised patient data to researchers, industry and the public

13 years ago
Configuration Errors Caused Utah Data BreachConfiguration Errors Caused Utah Data Breach

Configuration Errors Caused Utah Data Breach

A massive data breach in the US state of Utah was caused by a series of configuration mistakes during an…

13 years ago
Lawsuit Seeks $15bn For Facebook Privacy ViolationsLawsuit Seeks $15bn For Facebook Privacy Violations

Lawsuit Seeks $15bn For Facebook Privacy Violations

The California class action lawsuit against Facebook arrives as a German official expresses concerns about the company's privacy approach

13 years ago
Twitter Announces Support For Do Not Track SystemTwitter Announces Support For Do Not Track System

Twitter Announces Support For Do Not Track System

Twitter has joined the privacy drive after announcing its support for the "Do Not Track" initiative

13 years ago
Government Proves Cookie Law Is CuckooGovernment Proves Cookie Law Is Cuckoo

Government Proves Cookie Law Is Cuckoo

The cookie law is crazy, as the government has shown by saying it hasn't bothered to get compliant, argues Tom…

13 years ago
French Watchdog CNIL To Meet Google Over PrivacyFrench Watchdog CNIL To Meet Google Over Privacy

French Watchdog CNIL To Meet Google Over Privacy

Google is to meet with the French privacy watchdog next week over its controversial new user privacy policy

13 years ago
RunCore Launches SSD With A Self-Destruct ButtonRunCore Launches SSD With A Self-Destruct Button

RunCore Launches SSD With A Self-Destruct Button

Paranoid citizens and secret agents rejoice - you can destroy your data

13 years ago

ICO To Investigate Civil Service Data Breach Claims

Channel 4 documentary finds 25 confidentiality breaches per week at the Department for Work and Pensions

13 years ago

Barnet Borough Council Fined £70,000 For Data Loss

Council fined after second offence in two years, but further loss prevented by laptop encryption

13 years ago

Pirate Pay Earns Microsoft Support

Russian developers of torrent blocker receive £62,000 in funding from Microsoft

13 years ago

Anti ‘Snooper’s Charter’ Petition Gets Over 155,000 Signatures

People are getting behind petitions against the Communications Data Bill

13 years ago

IT Life: Keeping Sheffield Entertained

He likes mobile advertising, but he's a privacy advocate. We speak to Michael Cook of Sheffield International Venues

13 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Protecting Privacy

How much of your private information is scattered around the Web?

13 years ago

Govt ‘Massively Retreating’ From Black Boxes Of Snooper’s Charter

TechWeekEurope understands the Home Office is "retreating massively" from installing black boxes in ISPs to watch over people's communications

13 years ago

‘Snooper’s Charter’ Becomes Draft Bill In Queen’s Speech

Plans to allow GCHQ to watch over all of the UK's communications data are formalised in the Queen's Speech

13 years ago

Cookies Must Crumble Before May Is Out

The ICO deadline for cookie compliance is upon us but there is little evidence of action and fines could mount…

13 years ago

Report: FBI Seeking Internet Wiretap Backdoors

The FBI is pressuring Facebook, Google and other large Internet companies to build the technical infrastructure to allow wiretaps, according…

13 years ago

US House Of Representatives Passes CISPA Cybersecurity Bill

Controversial measures will face scrutiny at the US Senate after House votes 248 to 168 in favour

13 years ago

London Marathon Faces ICO Investigation

Marathon organisers posted runners' details on official website

13 years ago

EU To Share Air Passenger Data With US

US Department of Homeland Security will be handed personal details including names, credit card details and phone numbers

13 years ago

MPs: GCHQ Snooping Law Makers Are Tech Idiots

Conservative and Lib Dem MPs bash other politicians' knowledge over the tech aspects of proposed controversial surveillance laws

13 years ago

MPs Call in Google, Facebook, ISPs For Snooping Law Briefing

MPs will meet with tech companies to discuss controversial new proposals

13 years ago