Electronic Frontier Foundation and co create stronger “Do Not Track” (DNT) standard, but will advertisers care?
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Pakistani Government Orders Operators To Shut Down BlackBerry Services
Pakistan’s mobile operators ordered to shut down BlackBerry Enterprise Services amidst encrypted communications fear
US Treasury Computer System Was Open To Hack
Shoddy government security? Vital intelligence system for US financial system was vulnerable to hackers
Vodafone Details Government Requests For Communications Data
Vodafone received legal requests fro 28 countries during 2014 and predicts role could increase as market converges
Hacking Team Breach Reveals ‘Beautiful’ New Flash Flaw
New flaws in both Windows and Adobe Flash have been uncovered following last week's Hacking Team breach
Amnesty International Demands Inquiry After GCHQ Spying
Amnesty calls for independent inquiry over UK spying on human rights organisations
Washington Post Tackles Snooping, Encrypts Webite
Major American news outlet encrypts website to protect readers from spies and hackers
Businesses ‘Becoming Complacent’ Over Danger Of DDoS Attacks
F5 study reveals security concerns over DDoS are falling, despite the number of attacks being on the rise
Fake Mobile Towers Spy On UK Phone Users
British mobile users revealed to be under survelliance from police and other forces using fake mobile phone towers
US Tech Firms Warn Obama To Back Off Encryption
Open letter to President Obama highlights tech opposition to efforts to weaken encryption systems
McAfee: Governments’ Invasion Of Our Privacy Is An Insidious, Creeping Insanity
John McAfee says that governments around the world must change their way of thinking if we're ever to have privacy and security
Is The Snooper’s Charter Good For UK Tech?
Snooper's Charter appears to be revived, but with some predicting a tech exodus from the UK, what impact will have?
Apple CEO Tim Cook Slams Tech Rivals Over Privacy
Tim Cook criticised rivals over privacy and warns about government attempts to weaken encryption
USA Freedom Act Reforms NSA Bulk Data Collection
US Senate approves USA Freedom Act and reforms the NSA's bulk data harvesting activities
Queen’s Speech Confirms Return Of Snoopers’ Charter
Government confirms sweeping new powers for the security services in fresh blow to privacy campaigners
LogJam Vulnerability Exposes Encryption Fears
Not again! Another legacy encryption flaw could explain how the NSA and co cracked encrypted communications
Belgian Privacy Watchdog Hits Back After Facebook Criticism
Tit for tat argument continues as Belgian Privacy Watchdog sharply criticises Facebook and its privacy controls
Naikon Hackers Take Aim At Asia-Pacific Nations, Warns Kaspersky
New hacker collective is snooping on government, civil and military targets in a number of Asian countries
NSA Sought German Help To Spy On Siemens – Report
The NSA asked its German equilvant for help to spy on industrial conglomerate Siemens
Conservatives To Revive Snoopers’ Charter Following Election Win
Teresa May suggests Snoopers' Charter is back on the agenda now the Lib Dems are out of the picture
NSA Data Collection Ruled Illegal By US Court
American appeals court rules bulk collection of phone records by NSA is illegal, but program still continues
Airbus Looks To Sue NSA Amidst Spying Allegations
French aerospace giant filing lawsuit after documents emerged in German press implicating the NSA in European industrial spying
What Is The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation?
The Secretary General of the CTO explains its mission to bring connectivity to everyone across the Commonwealth
Senate Bill To Extend NSA Surveillance Authorisation
Here we go again. US Republicans introduce Bill to extend surveillance elements of the US Patriot Act
Phil Zimmermann: Privacy Protection Just As Important As Security For Businesses
PGP creator tells TechWeekEurope companies should take privacy protection seriously and argues law enforcement is living in a "golden age of surveillance"
Police Chief Warns ‘Terrorist Friendly’ Tech Firms
Britain's top anti-terrorism policeman launches extraordinary attack on unnamed tech firms
General Election 2015: Party-By-Party Guide To Technology Policy
What technology polices would each party introduce and how would the tech industry be affected after the next election?
Facebook Hits Back At Belgian Privacy Report
Embattled Facebook admits it tracks non-users, but dismisses report findings from Belgian privacy watchdog
Facebook Privacy Lawsuit Starts In Austria
A closely-watched data privacy lawsuit against Facebook has been filed in an Austrian court today
More Than Half Of Brits Worried About Gov Smart Meter Data Scooping
Institute of Directors calls for smart meters scheme to be ‘halted, altered or scrapped’