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Texas Claims Google Is Withholding Documents
Texas' Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Google charging the company is holding back crucial documents in its antitrust investigation
Facebook Gives Users More Control Over Sponsored Ad Data
Users will be able to opt out from the "holy grail" of advertising
Five Major Tech Issues Facing Snooper’s Charter
There are some serious technology issues that need to be ironed out in Snooper's Charter. Here's five of the biggest
Apple To Face Court Over User Tracking
A US federal judge rules that tracking accusations should be investigated
Ministers, MPs And Privacy Groups Go To War Over Snooper’s Charter
The Draft Communications Data Bill is released but is widely panned by MPs and privacy experts
Skype To Place Big Adverts In VoIP Calls
Skype ads - designed to distract you on calls - will hit you if you don't have credit
Apple Sends Out Spy Planes To Challenge Google Maps
iOS 6 will feature “Google on steroids”, according to reports
Virgin Media Addresses Tube Wi-Fi Privacy Concerns
Virgin changes terms and conditions following allegations of snooping
Microsoft IE10 Do Not Track Option Hits Opposition
Microsoft's long awaited Do Not Track option for IE10 does not meet the draft specification of the feature
UK Police Clueless On DNA Databases
Big Brother Watch finds police are keeping lots of DNA data on innocent people
Facebook ‘Pages’ Admins Get New Privacy Controls
Facebook has created more limited roles for administrators of its marketing pages to help protect privacy and security
‘Do Not Track’ Set As Default For Internet Explorer 10
Microsoft said it will err on the side of privacy by setting Internet Explorer 10 to decline tracking by default, to the dismay of advertisers
EU Takes Five Countries To Court Over Cookie Law
Massive fines are threatening Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Slovenia
O2 Porn Sharers Set For Legal Rogering From Ben Dover
O2 customers who have illegally downloaded Ben Dover's material can expect something nasty in the post
Most Corporations Will Spy On Employees By 2015: Research
Social networks will be monitored to prevent IT security risks
ICO’s Cookie Law Advice May Make Life Easier For Websites
The ICO offers more promotion of the implied consent method for cookie law compliance, as concerns over confusion mount
Google Clashes With French Privacy Regulators
France's CNIL has said the search giant is being uncooperative with investigators in a privacy probe
IBM Bans Siri Over Data Privacy Fears
Security concerns prohibit use of the iPhone personal assistant
NHS To Publish Anonymised Patient Data
The long-delayed Department of Health information strategy plans to release anonymised patient data to researchers, industry and the public
Configuration Errors Caused Utah Data Breach
A massive data breach in the US state of Utah was caused by a series of configuration mistakes during an upgrade that left a server wide open to attackers
Lawsuit Seeks $15bn For Facebook Privacy Violations
The California class action lawsuit against Facebook arrives as a German official expresses concerns about the company's privacy approach
Twitter Announces Support For Do Not Track System
Twitter has joined the privacy drive after announcing its support for the "Do Not Track" initiative
Government Proves Cookie Law Is Cuckoo
The cookie law is crazy, as the government has shown by saying it hasn't bothered to get compliant, argues Tom Brewster
French Watchdog CNIL To Meet Google Over Privacy
Google is to meet with the French privacy watchdog next week over its controversial new user privacy policy
RunCore Launches SSD With A Self-Destruct Button
Paranoid citizens and secret agents rejoice - you can destroy your data
ICO To Investigate Civil Service Data Breach Claims
Channel 4 documentary finds 25 confidentiality breaches per week at the Department for Work and Pensions
Barnet Borough Council Fined £70,000 For Data Loss
Council fined after second offence in two years, but further loss prevented by laptop encryption
Pirate Pay Earns Microsoft Support
Russian developers of torrent blocker receive £62,000 in funding from Microsoft
Anti ‘Snooper’s Charter’ Petition Gets Over 155,000 Signatures
People are getting behind petitions against the Communications Data Bill