Privacy

US Customs Agents Now Need ‘Reasonable Suspicion’ To Copy Data

Officials at US border-crossing points such as airports now have new restrictions on when they can copy data from devices…

7 years ago

Data Privacy, Security Top Microsoft’s Hot Button Tech Issues In 2018

Data privacy isn't only a top concern for Microsoft. It will go before the U.S. Supreme Court to argue the…

7 years ago

Login Managers Exploited By Third-Party Scripts To Capture User Emails

Hidden scripts are capturing user email addresses from browsers' login or password managers

7 years ago

China’s WeChat Denies Storing Users’ Data After Spying Claim

The leading Chinese messaging app said it doesn't store users' chat history, after a top businessman said WeChat was 'watching'…

7 years ago

Police Want To Use Amazon Echo To Solve Crimes

Lancashire Police are seeing how people could submit evidence and receive information about crimes using Amazon Echo

7 years ago

Mozilla Fixes Crash Data Leak Issue In Firefox Browser

The bug caused some versions of Firefox to automatically send crash reports to Mozilla's servers, without users' authorisation

7 years ago

German Competition Watchdog Calls Facebook Data Collection ‘Abusive’

The preliminary ruling, ahead of a final decision next year, could mean limits on how Facebook collects and processes European…

7 years ago

French Watchdog Finds WhatsApp-Facebook Data Sharing Illegal

The CNIL has given WhatsApp and Facebook one month to bring themselves into compliance with French data protection law or…

7 years ago

Government To Place Limits On ‘Snooper’s Charter’

Police will now require independent authorisation to access data, but critics say the changes don't limit 'indiscriminate surveillance' of personal…

7 years ago

Google Slapped With UK Lawsuit Over Data Gathering

Long rumbling argument over Google tracking Safari users results in mass civil lawsuit against the firm

7 years ago

Government Industrial Strategy Targets AI, Data And Self-Driving Cars

The government's industrial plan aims to put the UK at the 'forefront' of AI and autonomous vehicles, backed by mass…

7 years ago

Google Has Been ‘Tracking’ Android User Locations

Search engine collects location data on Android users, even when location services are switched off

7 years ago

‘Hundreds’ Of Websites Track User Keystrokes

Is it legal? Hundreds of websites are said to be tracking visitor keystrokes raising questions of legality

7 years ago

Governments Accused Of Social Media Manipulation

Grim picture...social media is being manipulated, mobile connectivity is being censored, and attacks against journalists is on the rise

7 years ago

University Of East Anglia Suffers Second Data Breach

Not again...sensitive health data on university staff member emailed to hundreds of students

7 years ago

Tor Browser Bug ‘Could Leak Users’ Real IP Addresses’

The Tor project has released a temporary fix for an issue that could disclose users' true IP information when they…

7 years ago

ICO Slaps Verso Data Trader With £80,000 Fine

Information Commissioner also warns entire data broking industry over its handling of people's personal data

7 years ago

Google Docs Problem Raises Privacy Concerns, Again

Problems with locked Google Docs files raises privacy concerns due to its monitoring of private files

7 years ago

Massive Data Breach Of Personal Information Reported In Malaysia

The trove of stolen data included ID card numbers and details on 46 million mobile phones, in a country of…

7 years ago

Microsoft Ends ‘Gag Order’ Lawsuit Against US Government

Microsoft said the US Department of Justice has changed its policy in the use of data search warrants accompanied gag…

7 years ago

Legal Changes Could Mean More Privacy Restrictions For Facebook, Skype

A legal opinion and a vote by MEPs could signal more restrictions on what social media and digital communications firms…

7 years ago

WhatsApp Live Location Enables Real-Time Location Tracking

But the tracking feature has already raised concerns over safety and privacy

7 years ago

Government Surveillance Regime Lacks Oversight

GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 are sharing mass personal data with mininal privacy safeguards, Privacy International has told a tribunal

7 years ago

Accenture Exposes Sensitive Data On Unprotected AWS Servers

UPDATED: Security researchers find Accenture left four cloud-based storage servers unsecured but Accenture says customer data was never at risk

7 years ago

Disqus Data Breach From 2012 ‘Affects 17.5 Million Users’

Usernames, email addresses and hashed passwords were leaked in the breach, which dates back to July 2012, Disqus has confirmed

7 years ago

Uber Says It’s Removing Secret Screen-Viewing Access To iOS Devices

ANALYSIS: Undisclosed entitlement allowed Uber to access to an iOS device’s frame buffer, which in turn could let the company…

7 years ago

Law Lessons: Facebook’s Spanish Fine Highlights Importance Of GDPR Readiness

ANALYSIS: Much of the conversation around GDPR has focused on the security implications for businesses, but what about privacy?

7 years ago

US Politicians Seek To Limit Internet Surveillance Of US Citizens

Bad news for American spooks? US politicians seek to overhaul rules governing warrant-less internet surveillance

7 years ago

Apple Discloses Record Number Of US Government Data Requests

US government ramps up national security data requests for Apple, despite uneasy relationship

7 years ago