Changes to Google's privacy policy may come through in response to the EU regulators. But Peter Judge wonders if they will have any lasting impact
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Santander In Cookie Security ‘Train Wreck’
Santander customers aren't happy about alleged security failings at the bank
EU Watchdogs Order Google Privacy ‘Upgrade’
Google has to give users more control, says the EU
EU Watchdogs To Outlaw Google Privacy Policy
Unified Google privacy policy is likely to be found illegal
Neelie Kroes Warns On Do Not Track Watering Down
Kroes calls on industry to ensure DNT is not weakened because of advertiser pressure
RSA 2012: Jimmy Wales Set For ‘Snooper’s Charter’ Showdown With...
Wales tells TechWeekEurope he plans to explain the flaws of 'Snooper's Charter' to home secretary next month
Telefonica To Resell User Location Tracking Data
O2 parent Telefonica has launched a new unit devoted to reselling real-time data on the movements of its users around high streets and cities - all anonymised, of course
Facebook Bug Adds False ‘Likes’
Shares count as likes, even when shared in private, but only on plug-in counters, but some likes are liking stuff too much anyway... Facebook and its users in a muddle
Microsoft Upsets Advertisers With IE 10 Do Not Track
Microsoft has provoked fury among advertisers for its default 'Do Not Track' feature in Internet Explorer 10
Facebook Privacy Boosted As French Watchdog Dismisses Message...
French data protection watchdog says claims of a bug revealing private messages on users' walls are nonsense
BYOD Users Fear Employer Snooping
A new survey has revealed that BYOD users have privacy concerns over the snooping habits of their bosses
Ministers’ Emails And Texts Open To FOI Requests
Gove gives up the ghost in fight with ICO
Survey: Regulation, Privacy Erode Business Confidence In Cloud
Businesses feel cloud computing lacks maturity and shows little innovation, according to a survey by the Cloud Security Alliance
Mozilla Opens Persona For Beta Testing
The password-slaying authentication platform is now available to the public
Facebook Denies Privacy Bug, French Government Demands Explanation
Panic as old posts surface - but is Facebook to blame?
Iranian Internet Censorship Continues With Google And Gmail Block
Secure services blocked. Is Iran planning a national intranet launch?
Facebook Removes Face Recognition Software In Europe
Social network withdraws facial recognition features voluntarily after Irish audit
US Court Will Not Challenge Facebook Privacy Settlement
US appeals court rejected the claims that £5.8m settlement favours Facebook and lawyers
Stolen Edinburgh Council Laptop Contains Children’s Details
We hope the crook wiped data before fencing the computer, Council says
Chrome Gets ‘Do Not Track’
Google has added the privacy feature to Chrome's latest developer build, with the release version to get 'Do Not Track' by the end of the year
Mozilla Fixes Firefox 15 Private Browsing Bug
Firefox Private Browsing wasn't so private, but a fix has been issued
Web Firm Provokes ICO Over ‘Ridiculous’ Cookie Law
Cookie law sends firm cookie as it asks ICO to sue it for breaching the regulation
Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales Is Ready To Fight Snooper’s Charter
Wikipedia could encrypt all connections to the UK
Most File-Sharers Can Be Easily Monitored, Study Finds
The majority of pirates can be tracked within three hours of starting a download
Fujitsu, eBay Lead Big Data Privacy Research Group
The Cloud Security Alliance has formed a working group to investigate big data privacy and security challenges and to form standards
Government Spyware Seller Gamma International Hacked
FinSpy seller admits a server containing demo software was compromised
Communications Data Bill Public Consultation Closes
Now it's up to the Joint Committee to carry on scrutinising the controversial draft Snooper's Charter>
Google Privacy ‘Red Team’ Formed To Avoid Future Gaffes
Google is recruiting what it calls a 'red team' to help it avoid any more privacy blunders in the future
BBC Under Fire For Secret Use Of RIPA Surveillance Powers
Broadcaster just one of many publicly-funded firms keeping schtum about use of RIPA
New Cloud Laws Needed For Business Data
European cloud laws are a mess, says Dominic Pollard. Let's update them!