Privacy

Facebook EU Privacy Challenge Raises Prospect Of Data Disruption

Case opening this week in European Court of Justice could invalidate legal basis for transfer of citizens' data to any…

5 years ago

Amazon Keeps Alexa Voice Recordings Indefinitely

Amazon admission in letter to US senator re-ignites privacy row over Alexa and its range of smart speakers

5 years ago

Ireland Opens Third Apple Data Protection Probe

European regulators are tightening their grip on multinationals including Apple, Facebook, Twitter and Google as stricter GDPR rules come into…

5 years ago

Amazon Sued For Alexa Allegedly Recording Kids

Lawsuit alleges Alexa routinely records and voiceprints children without consent

6 years ago

Microsoft Deletes Facial Recognition Database Over Privacy Fears – Report

Responding to privacy and ethical concerns, Microsoft deletes facial recognition training database

6 years ago

Mozilla Strengthens Privacy With Firefox Lockwise Password Manager

Open source community also bolsters Firefox security with tracking protection set to default

6 years ago

Tinder Ordered To Store User Data Within Russia

Dating app ordered to hand over messages, videos and photos of Russian users, as part of tough 'data protection' laws

6 years ago

US Congress Targets Tech Giants With Competition Probe

The focus on 'anti-competitive conduct' at major tech companies comes as the Department of Justice and the FTC reportedly prepare…

6 years ago

WWDC 2019: Apple Takes On Google, Facebook With ‘Private’ Single Sign-On

iPhone maker also introduces iOS 13, new Apple Watch features and 'cheese grater' Mac Pro complete with £790 monitor stand

6 years ago

Zuckerberg Defeats Shareholder Revolt

Facebook chief executive and chairman sees off a series of votes aimed at reducing his power at the social media…

6 years ago

Facebook Privacy Case Will Be Heard At ECJ

Europe's top court will finally hear privacy case against Facebook, after Irish Supreme Court ruling

6 years ago

WhatsApp Adverts To Appear In 2020, Facebook Confirms

Time to switch to Signal, Telegram? Facebook confirms WhatsApp will carry adverts from 2020

6 years ago

Snap Employees ‘Abused Internal Tools To Spy On Users’

The 'disappearing' message platform vendor has dedicated tools to gather user data for internal purposes, and has had to contend…

6 years ago

EU Security Official Calls For Loopholes In 5G Standards

Next-generation networks make it too difficult for security agencies to spy on targets, says EU counter-terrorism coordinator Gilles de Kerchove…

6 years ago

Privacy Groups Warn On ISPs’ ‘Widespread’ Use Of Deep Packet Inspection

The practice undermines the EU's existing net neutrality rules and also has worrying privacy implications, campaigners say

6 years ago

Russian Websites Leak Valuable Passport Data – Report

Personal and passport data on 2.25 million Russians, including high ranking government officials, leaked

6 years ago

San Francisco To Ban The Use Of Facial Recognition Tech

First city in the United States looks to ban the use of facial recognition over privacy and human rights concerns

6 years ago

WhatsApp Discovers ‘Advanced’ Surveillance Hacks

The company urges its 1.5 billion users to update after finding devices were tapped using a vulnerability in the software

6 years ago

Facebook Sues App Developer Over Data Misuse

The company says it is cracking down on the way third parties handle users' personal information, amidst pressure for tighter…

6 years ago

Google To Auto-Delete Web Search History

Google to offer users the option to auto-delete location history and web search data that it harvests

6 years ago

Facebook Privacy Settlement To Include Federal Oversight – Report

Facebook reportedly faces having a federal privacy official on its board, as part of settlement deal with FTC

6 years ago

US Border Phone, Laptop Searches Need Warrant, Say Campaigners

Travellers to the US are being increasingly ordered to unlock their smartphones and laptops for searches

6 years ago

Crime Victims To Be Asked To Hand Over Smartphones

Digital strip search? Cops to ask rape and other victims to hand over phones to ensure prosecution go-ahead

6 years ago

Facebook Sets Aside $3 billion For FTC Privacy Fine

Strong results from social networking giant as it prepares to pay billions for privacy breaches

6 years ago

European Parliament Approves ‘Big Brother’ Database

Critics say plans to link together existing identity databases across the EU may break Europe's own data protection laws

6 years ago

Facebook Uploaded 1.5 Million Email Contacts

Oh dear, oh dear. Facebook admits uploading email contact data on 1.5 million people without consent

6 years ago

Amazon Workers Listen To Alexa Recordings – Report

Are you listening Alexa? Amazon staff are “reviewing” audio clips of people speaking to their Echo smart speakers

6 years ago

Facebook Changes User Terms Under Pressure From European Commission

The changes for the first time clearly spell out Facebook's business model of selling user data for use in targeted…

6 years ago

Data Protection Regulator To Probe EU Institutions’ Contracts With Microsoft

The investigation follows a Dutch report that found privacy concerns with the way Microsoft held public authorities' data in a…

6 years ago

Ministers Call For Scottish Police To Delay Rollout Of Phone-Hacking Tech

MSPs say more work is needed on the privacy and human rights implications of the controversial tools, which bypass phone…

6 years ago