Privacy

Apple ‘Sends iPhone Call History To iCloud’

Law enforcement could get their hands on call data if it is sent to iCloud for 'no reason', claims Russian…

8 years ago

GDPR ‘To Require’ 75,000 Data Protection Officers Worldwide

The privacy protection role is currently almost unknown outside the EU, a study finds

8 years ago

Dropbox Boosts Admin Security Tools And Adds New Data Locations

Dropbox continues business push with new tools for AdminX, more security options for Paper and expands its infrastructure to 11…

8 years ago

Facebook Suspends WhatsApp Data Sharing Across EU

Facebook stopped harvesting WhatsApp data in the UK last week, now it's doing the same across Europe

8 years ago

Android Firmware ‘Mistakenly’ Sends User Data To China

UPDATED: The firmware sent text message contents, call data and app usage details to Shanghai, researchers found

8 years ago

WhatsApp Switches On Encrypted Video Calls

The service lets mobile users make encrypted video calls, adding to messaging and voice call features

8 years ago

DocuSign Opens Cybersecurity Centre In Dublin

DocuSign continues European expansion with cybersecurity investment in the Irish capital

8 years ago

Russia To Block LinkedIn Access Over ‘Data Protection Violations’

Access to LinkedIn to be blocked within days over violations of Russia's strict data protection laws

8 years ago

Government Needs ‘Careful Consideration’ To Avoid The Pitfalls Of AI

Government report on the future of Artificial intelligence (AI) says Whitehall must consider impact of the technology on privacy, jobs…

8 years ago

Telefonica Deutschland CEO Wants Looser Privacy Regulations In Germany

Telefonica Deutschland boss wants to monetise customer data, despite touchy feelings in Germany

8 years ago

Web Of Trust Browser Add-On Withdrawn By Mozilla After Privacy Violation

Investigation by German TV channel reveals add-on firm sells its user's browsing history and violated their privacy

8 years ago

Facebook & WhatsApp Pause Data Sharing In UK After ICO Threats

Facebook and WhatsApp have yet to agree to a commitment to be more transparent over how they collect and use…

8 years ago

Facebook Blocks Insurance Firm Admiral From Using Profile Data

Is Facebook a privacy champion? Admiral banned from using FB data in order to price insurance policies

8 years ago

Mozilla Disables Battery Tracking API To Tighten Firefox Privacy

Firefox cuts off support for API that allows websites to detect user battery levels over tracking fears

8 years ago

Researcher Warns On Privacy Risks Of Web Bluetooth Spec

Upcoming API aims to let websites access your kettle, smartphone and heart rate monitor

8 years ago

Microsoft Lambasts UK Organisations’ Digital Caution

British businesses and public-sector organisations need to cast aside concerns about digital tech and be more aggressive, Microsoft says

8 years ago

Microsoft To Show Source Code To Brazilian Officials

Amid concern of spy backdoors in its software, Microsoft opens code inspection centre in Brazil

8 years ago

US Legislators Demand Briefing On Yahoo Email Scan

Lawmakers want to judge the legality of intelligence services' access to Yahoo Mail

8 years ago

Facebook Twitter & Instagram Ban Data Monitoring App Geofeedia

New privacy row as social networking sites halt access by data gathering app used by law enforcement

8 years ago

Turkey Bans Cloud Storage Sites Amidst Email Furore

Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and GitHub were all reportedly made inaccessible over the weekend

8 years ago

NHS Hit By ‘Dozens’ Of Ransomware Attacks

At least 28 NHS trusts in England have been affected by ransomware in the past year, researchers find

8 years ago

Signal Disclosed User Data To US Government

Signal's parent company provided data on a user to US authorities - but there wasn't much to hand over

8 years ago

Councils Sign Up For ‘Laggard’ Gov.UK Verify Trials

GDS is to trial the authentication scheme with 19 councils, as Capgemini says Verify delays are holding back UK e-government

8 years ago

Brexit: ICO Says GDPR Will Come Into Effect Before Britain Leaves The EU

UK companies will likely need to work with in GDPR regardless of the Brexit

8 years ago

AWS To Open Data Centres In France In 2017

Amazon prepares to open its fourth European region as French customers get the chance to store their cloud data in…

8 years ago

Dropbox Receives Privacy Shield Certification For EU-US Data Transfers

Dropbox says it is protecting the privacy of its customers but is Privacy Shield better than Binding Corporate Rules?

8 years ago

German Regulator Orders WhatsApp To Halt Data Harvest

Breaking the law...Watchdog accuses WhatsApp of 'misleading' users and breaking German data protection laws

8 years ago

The Challenges Of Deploying Box In Local Government

Boxworks 2016: How can local government authorities make the most of Box without disrupting services and protecting citizens data?

8 years ago

Box: EU Cloud Regulations Have Hindered Our European Growth

INTERVIEW: Box COO says abolition of Safe Harbour and the EU's failure to create a single digital market has made…

8 years ago

Box Looks Beyond Privacy Shield With EU Binding Corporate Rule Approval

Box gets EU binding corporate rules approval to safeguard European customer privacy following 'extraordinary' reversal of Safe Harbour last year

8 years ago