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Microsoft: Government Data Requests Target Individuals
Police and government data requests focused overwhelmingly on individuals over enterprises in 2013, according to Microsoft
ICO Fines British Abortion Charity £200k For Data Breach
British Pregnancy Advice Service was hacked twice in March 2012 by Anonymous hacker James Jeffrey
FreedomPop ‘Snowden Phone’ To Tackle Privacy Concerns
FreedomPop launches a fully encrypted smartphone dubbed the Privacy Phone, to counter NSA snooping
US Government Accuses Operator Sprint Of Overcharging For Surveillance
US telco Sprint overcharged the US government £13m for facilitating spying operations such as wiretaps, according to a US Justice Department lawsuit
NHS Under Fire Over Third-Party Handling Of Patient Data
NHS data sharing initiatives cause upset again after two third parties take down files that indicate they shared public data in places they shouldn't have
Legal Protests Will Keep NSA’s Phone Record Hoard For Longer!
A legal complaint to stop the NSA storing phone records is having the opposite result, says Wayne Rash. The data could be kept forever!
GCHQ Could Have Been Watching Your Webcam Feed
Snowden documents suggest GCHQ was collecting millions of images of law-abiding citizens obtained directly from their webcams during online chats to build a giant face recognition database
Virgin Media Boosts Top Fibre Optic Speeds to 152Mbps
Virgin Media to offer free speed upgrades to customers - and parental controls too
MWC 2014: Privacy-Focused Blackphone Enters The Market
Geeksphone and Silent Circle unveil privacy-focused Blackphone in Barcelona, fulfilling Phil Zimmerman's dream of secure phone calls
Poll: What’s The NSA Scandal Done To Your Attitudes?
Now surveillance by governments has been exposed, has the NSA scandal affected your trust for leading Internet brands?
Two Fifths Of Businesses Are Confused By Data Management Legislation
Six Degrees Group claims people put their trust in managed data service providers
Care.data: Government’s Medical Database Plans Delayed
Privacy groups pleased government has recognised need for transparency
Snowden Leak: NSA And GCHQ Targeted WikiLeaks And Pirate Bay
WikiLeaks website visitors have their IP addresses scooped up by British snoops, fresh leaks show
Hacking Team Spyware ‘Hits Ethiopian Journalists’
"Lawful intercept" tech allegedly used in attacks on Ethiopian journalists, as civil rights activists fret about abuse of the software
Google Asks Congress To Revise Privacy Laws
Google asks US Congress to revise American privacy laws and takes part in "The Day We Fight Back" campaign, in the wake of revelations of NSA surveillance
LinkedIn Pulls Intro Service After Only Five Months
Integrated iPhone email service sparked security concerns after being introduced last October
Facebook: The Mixed Legacy Of Its First Ten Years
Facebook turns ten as observers debate its social legacy and its future
Internet Giants Reveal Secret Government Data Requests
Tens of thousands of requests were made by the FISA court in the first half of 2013
US Navy Cybersecurity Chief Michael Rogers To Be New Head Of NSA
Vice-Admiral Michael Rogers nominated by President Obama to take NSA role
Head Of GCHQ Sir Iain Lobban To Leave By The End Of 2014
The Foreign Office says move not connected to criticism of data collection practices
NSA And GCHQ Spy On Targets Using Leaky Mobile Apps
Angry Birds likely one of many mobile apps being exploited by the NSA and GCHQ in their mass spying efforts
Verizon’s Transparency Report Shows Another Rise In US Data Requests
Verizon reveals the masses of data requests it receives from the US government and law enforcement
Swedish Researchers Uncover Dirty Tor Exit Relays
Researchers find 25 "spoiled onions" used to look through or censor users' Tor traffic
University Of Cumbria To Accept Fees In Bitcoin
Rival university lecturer says Cumbria would be braver to use dogecoin
Lawyer: EU Privacy Laws Will Lead To Fining Frenzy In UK
As Viviane Reding says greater fining powers are needed, top data protection lawyer warns about incoming laws
Google Chrome Feedly And Twitter Extensions Pulled In Adware Scare
Two extensions to Google's Chrome browser concerning social media were apparently spamming users with ads
Anti-RSA Brigade Set Up Rival TrustyCon Conference
TrustyCon will take place just down the road from RSA Conference
Snowden: NSA Collects 200m Texts A Day And GCHQ Can See Them Too
GCHQ has access to NSA Dishfire database of texts and phone numbers, according to leaked documents
Quiz Of The Week: Edward Snowden And the NSA
Edward Snowden's revelations of NSA surveillance have sparked arguments round the world. How well do you know the story?