As the controversial bill is fast-tracked through the parliament, privacy campaigners warn it extends UK surveillance powers worldwide
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ICO Asks For More Powers To Protect Our Privacy
The ICO has investigated a record number of cases in 2013, but the watchdog wants more funding and independence to continue its work
The Guardian And GCHQ Named Internet Heroes And Villains At 2014 ISPA Awards
Hyperoptic, Sky and Plusnet all receive gongs as the 16th annual ISPA Awards for the Internet industry
Silent Circle Challenges Mobile And VoIP Operators With Encrypted Landline Calls
Silent Circle 'Out-Circle Calling' claims to make it cheaper and easier to make encrypted international calls to landlines and mobiles
Emergency Surveillance Rules Being Rushed Into UK Law
Government wants network operators to continue storing metadata, despite EU court ruling
Russian Government Will Force Companies To Store Citizen Data Locally
From 2016, if you don’t have servers in Russia, you won’t be able to do business in Russia
Prize Quiz Of The Week: Privacy
Try our Prize Quiz on privacy, and you could win a VPN subscription to protect your identity online
ISPs From Around The World File Legal Complaint Against GCHQ
Seven communications providers say the British intelligence agency is damaging their business
Facebook Investigated By ICO Over ‘Emotional Contagion’ Experiment
The watchdog is looking into claims that the social network was breaking data protection laws
Silent Circle And Geeksphone Start Blackphone Shipments
Initial demand outstrips supply but SGP Technologies promises more will be available from 14 July
Facebook Publishes ‘Disturbing’ Mind-Control Experiment
Facebook has been criticised for carrying out a psychological experiment on hundreds of thousands of users without their knowledge
Respect Network Wants Members To Get Paid For Their Data
The ambitious project aims to challenge the way we look at data privacy and corporate reputation
Poll: TechWeek Readers Rate Switzerland And Germany For Privacy
Germany and Switzerland impress our readers with their privacy laws - but a lot of people vote for "other"
Government Has ‘Secret Policy’ To Intercept Facebook, Google And Twitter
Charles Farr statement reveals how the government could legally intercept people's social network data by separating internal and external comms
EU To Tighten Data Protection Controls On US Internet Giants
Reform measures agreed on Friday are to apply EU data protection laws to non-European companies that do business within the Single Market
Microsoft Wants ‘Unfinished Business’ On Surveillance Reform Sorted
Microsoft's Brad Smith outlines five changes the company wants to see from the US government to rein in surveillance
Google Swamped With ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Requests
Google inundated with 12,000 requests to remove weblinks after belatedly allowing 'right to be forgotten'
Google Belatedly Offers Right To Be Forgotten Option
Google offers a form for people seeking to remove search results about themselves
NSA Surveillance Reform Bill Passes Government Vote
Legislation to curb the snooping activities of the NSA passes US vote, but this result pleases no one
Microsoft Challenges FBI Over A Customer Data Request
The company is ready to go to great lengths to protect customer data, as long as these customers buy products in bulk
Facebook Reacts To Privacy Fears With Tightened Settings
Noob users of Facebook receive a privacy policy change that will limit their first postings to the audience they want it to reach
Silent Circle Raises $30 Million In Funding, Moves To Switzerland
The company says the money will help bring Blackphone to the masses
Secure Messaging App PQChat Promises ‘Future Proof’ Encryption
PQChat retains minimal user information, auto-deletes messages and is protected even from quantum computing techniques
ICO Seeks Comment On Updated Video Surveillance Guidelines
How do you feel about camera-carrying drones?
Silent Text 2 Adds Better Encryption For Secure Messaging
Silent Text 2 brings range of improvements to secure messaging app for Silent Circle subscribers
Our Individual Data: The Overlooked Casualty In The European Elections
Think about data privacy issues when you cast your vote next week, urges Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open Xchange
UK Charity Files Complaint Against GCHQ, Alleges Human Rights Violations
According to Privacy International, GCHQ’s intrusive malware operations violate articles 8 and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights
EU Court Tells Google To Abide By The ‘Right To Be Forgotten’
It looks like users from the EU will be able to edit results which come up when someone searches for their name
ICO Report Identifies Eight Most Common Causes Of Data Breaches
ICO says the same mistakes are being made again and again
Met Police To Wear Body Cameras
The Met police are to wear body cameras, claiming it should lead to swifter prosecutions as people know they've been recorded doing wrong