Surveillance-IT

Microsoft Snipes At Google Over Its Lucrative Privacy Policy

Microsoft has started to take some public jabs at Google's controversial moneymaking privacy policy

13 years ago

Over Half Of Top UK Companies Have Not Registered .XXX Domain

Many companies have not protected their trademarks from exploitation by adult-domain squatters

13 years ago

Twitter Faces Protest Over Censorship Move

Users are protesting at Twitter's decision to censor content in certain countries in line with local laws

13 years ago

Dutch ISPs Refuse To Block The Pirate Bay

KPN and T-Mobile say that censorship should only be used as a ''drastic measure'

13 years ago

Midlothian Council Fined £140,000 for Data Breach

Council sent information to the wrong people five times in six months

13 years ago

US Politicians Challenge Google Privacy Policy Change

Members of the US Congress are questioning Google over sweeping changes in how it handles user privacy

13 years ago

FBI Seeking ‘Minority Report’ Crime Prediction Software

The FBI is seeking to develop software to scan Twitter and Facebook for 'emerging threats'

13 years ago

MEP Appointed To Scrutinise ACTA Resigns In Disgust

A key MEP protests the ACTA copyright treaty which could become European law in June

13 years ago

US Security Chief Calls EU 24-Hour Data Breach Notification Rule ‘Unworkable’

AT&T's chief privacy officer says the 24-hour deadline would force companies to notify all customers rather than just those affected

13 years ago

Google Faces Concerns Over Privacy Changes

Google is to unify its privacy policies across its online product portfolio, but some are worried by the move

13 years ago

O2’s Customer Phone Number Leakage: A Cock-Up?

O2 users' numbers are given to every site they visit. Security experts suspect a mistake, not malice

13 years ago

New EU Data Privacy Rules Will Give More Power To Regulators

Firms must repoert data breaches and could be fined up to one percent of their global revenues

13 years ago

Consumers Trade Privacy For Better Shopping Experience

Shoppers are willing to sacrifice their privacy in order to ensure a better shopping experience, an IBM survey has revealed

13 years ago

US Regulators To Probe Google Social Search

The US' Federal Trade Commission is to add Google's new 'Search, plus your world' service to its ongoing antitrust probe,…

13 years ago

NHS Trust Will Appeal Against ICO Penalty

The Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust will appeal if fined £375,000 by ICO

13 years ago

Judge Denies Twitter Data Block Request

A decision in US federal court means Twitter will have to cooperate with prosecutors in their ongoing WikiLeaks probe

13 years ago

ICO To Crack Down On Rule Breakers In 2012

ICO says austerity is no excuse for flaunting its rules and warns companies not to cut corners in 2012

13 years ago

Saudi Hackers Steal Israeli Credit Card Details

Saudi hackers claim 400,000 Israeli credit cards compromised and promise to reveal more

13 years ago

UK Facebook Photos Dominated By Sozzled Brits

A sobering statistic for the New Year is the revelation that the majority of Britons' Facebook photos are taken while…

13 years ago

Ireland Issues Facebook Privacy Recommendations

Irish data protection commissioner tells Facebook to give users greater control of data

13 years ago

Private Mail Used For Business Now Subject To FOI Searches

The ICO has released new guidance stating that private emails and texts may be subject to Freedom of Information Act…

13 years ago

HP: Firms Fail To Manage Sensitive Data Access

Organisations should pay more attention to employees' levels of access to sensitive data, says HP

13 years ago

US Authorities Warn On Facial Recognition Tools

The US Federal Trade Commission warns companies not to compromise privacy when using facial recognition

13 years ago

ICO Clamps Down On Spam Texters

ICO raids spam text office while survey finds 0.01 percent of people found spam texts useful

13 years ago

Facebook Flaw Exposes Zuckerberg’s Private Pics

A tool intended to flag inappropriate Facebook content was exploited to access CEO Zuckerberg's images

13 years ago

EC Looks To Impose Massive Data Breach Fines

The European Commission is to demand the power to fine companies for data breaches under new reforms

13 years ago

Assange Set For Final Extradition Appeal

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has won the right to one further appeal to the Supreme Court

13 years ago

WikiLeaks Launches Anti-Surveillance Campaign

Commercial firms are watching every move, says WikiLeaks' Spy Files campaign

13 years ago

Mobile “Big Brother” Carrier IQ Busted

Carrier IQ software logs every stroke on Android, RIM and Nokia phones, and says it's for your own good

13 years ago

Silk Browser Guards Privacy Amazon Tells Congress

Amazon confirms non- track Kindle Fire policy despite routing browser traffic through cloud servers

13 years ago