Surveillance-IT

Twitter Ordered To Hand Over Data To US Government

Twitter has been ordered to hand over users' data to the US government in the ongoing Wikileaks investigation

14 years ago

4chan Founder: Zuckerberg Is Wrong About Anonymity

4chan founder Christopher Poole says Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is wrong to equate anonymity with cowardice

14 years ago

Ex Cyber Minister Warns On ISP Snooping

Lord West says government must stop ISPs reading private emails without consent

14 years ago

Cloud Computing Remains A Hazy Concept In Europe

Fears about personal data privacy and security are delaying the adoption of cloud computing in Europe, says Wayne Rash

14 years ago

Facebook Modifies User Info Developer Access Plan

Facebook is still considering developer access to private information but is improving its permissions screen

14 years ago

Mudlark: Data Is Your Property

The London Chromaroma game has been criticised for demanding passwords. Mudlark's Toby Barnes jumps to its defence

14 years ago

Firefox 4 Beta Gains Do Not Track Option

Mozilla has added the 'Do Not Track' option it touted last month to ensure browsing privacy for users

14 years ago

Facebook Patches New Security Vulnerability

Facebook has closed a loophole that allowed attackers to gain access to user data without their consent

14 years ago

Why Egypt Needs Facebook’s Privacy Protection

Facebook's moves to protect privacy with SSL authentication could be vital to political activists around the world, says Peter Judge

14 years ago

Google Adds No-Track Feature To Chrome

Google's Keep My Opt-Outs extension gives Chrome users a persistent way to opt out of data tracking

14 years ago

Mozilla Plans ‘Do Not Track’ Option To Aid Privacy

Mozilla plans to develop a privacy feature that prevents advertisers from tracking Firefox users' browsing habits

14 years ago

Google’s CEO-Change Could Let Microsoft Win In Enterprise Cloud Apps

Without Eric Schmidt, Google may hand over the enterprise cloud apps space to Microsoft's Office 365, warns Clint Boulton

14 years ago

Facebook Disables Phone Number Sharing

Facebook has 'temporarily' disabled a feature that allows phone number and address sharing, following criticism

14 years ago

Facebook Says Users Have Privacy Control

Sharing contact details is all about improving user experience, says Facebook

14 years ago

Critics Bash Facebook For Sharing Phone Numbers

Rogue apps will be able to harvest contact details shared by Facebook, warn experts

14 years ago

Apple Sued For Allowing Apps Access To Owners’ Data

Apple is hit with a pair of lawsuits claiming it allowed advertisers to access personal data of iPhone owners

14 years ago

MMA Guidelines Will Highlight Mobile Data Privacy

The Mobile Marketing Association has announced plans to publish guidelines to honour users' privacy concerns

14 years ago

Gawker Outlines Tighter Security Methods

Gawker Media's CTO has outlined new methods for securing Gawker sites from future database attacks

14 years ago

eWEEK Readers Rarely Experience Leaks

...but you apparently show a tendency to hush them up. Next: the Christmas present poll!

14 years ago

Facebook To Revamp User Profiles

Facebook's new-style profile pages will show off tagged photos and bring user information together in one place

14 years ago

Home Office To Discuss Data Surveillance Revisions

The Home Office has been forced to hear from civil liberties group on proposals for data privacy laws

14 years ago

TalkTalk Defends URL-Tracking Anti-Malware Service

The Virus Alerts service will log all websites visited, but won't infringe users' privacy, says TalkTalk

14 years ago

Public Calls For Stronger Data Breach Penalties

Consumers would be in favour of stronger regulations for organisations that lose their personal data, according to a new survey

14 years ago

ICO Issues First Data Loss Fines

A county council and an employment agency are first to feel the wrath of the Information Commissioner

14 years ago

Scottish Hacker Gets 18 Months Prison Sentence

The Scottish spammer who pleaded guilty last month to charges of distributing malware has been jailed

14 years ago

Facebook To Launch Webmail Client

Facebook is to launch Project Titan, a messaging system to compete with the webmail offerings of Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and…

14 years ago

Information Commissioner Rejects MP’s Criticism

The Information Commissioner insists the Google WiSpy incident was handled correctly

14 years ago

EU Seeks To Introduce Stronger Online Privacy Laws

The European Commission plans to strengthen the rules governing the collection and use of personal data online

14 years ago

ICO U-Turn: Google Broke The Law

Google's Wi-Fi snooping was a "significant breach" of UK Laws - but the ICO is not fining the company

14 years ago

Android Downloads Gain Lookout’s Mobile Security Support

Lookout's Privacy Advisor application allows security-minded users to scan every Android app they download

14 years ago