Privacy

French Authorities Order Facebook User Data Changes

The order is the first significant action since the end of 'Safe Harbour' data transfer rules last autumn

9 years ago

US, UK Spy Agencies ‘Plan Cross-Border Data Sharing Deal’

The tentative agreement would reportedly allow UK authorities to gather data from US communications firms, and vice-versa

9 years ago

Cyber-Espionage Malware Taps Into Skype Calls

The T9000 malware is the latest in a line that has previously been linked to cyber-spies, researchers say

9 years ago

Safe Harbour 2.0: EU And US Reach New Transatlantic Data Sharing Deal

EU happy with new Safe Harbour data sharing framework after US provides written assurances protecting against mass surveillance

9 years ago

EU And US Miss Deadline To Reach ‘Safe Harbour 2.0’ Agreement

Data transfers between EU and US could be restricted until Safe Harbour 2 is finalised

9 years ago

Beware – Governments Are All Over Your Data, Expert Warns

Governments “are doing a lousy job” when it comes to educating about online data collection, says F-Secure expert

9 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Privacy

The issue of privacy has never been in the spotlight as much as it is now, but what do you…

9 years ago

I’m With Stupid: The 5 Dumbest Privacy Mistakes Companies Make

Tim Erlin, director of IT risk and security strategy for Tripwire, highlights the daftest data privacy errors businesses make

9 years ago

Privacy In The Age Of The Data Breach

Greg Hanson, VP business operations EMEA, Informatica, discusses what organisations can do to protect their customers' sensitive data

9 years ago

Data Protection Day: Have We Learned Anything About Privacy in The Past 10 Years?

Data Protection Day is 10 years old today! But is it just marketing BS or is it genuinely helping companies…

9 years ago

How Will Identity And Privacy Drive Digital Transformation?

Daniel Raskin, VP of strategy at ForgeRock, thinks companies must change their approach to customer identity and privacy to achieve…

9 years ago

10 Firefox Features That Will Keep Your Private Stuff Private

Nick Nguyen, VP of product, Mozilla, offers a super fast crash course in data security and privacy with Firefox

9 years ago

Why We Should All Care About Data Privacy Day

Dierk Schindler, head of EMEA legal field Services, NetApp, believes legal and ethical uncertainty means companies must work harder to…

9 years ago

How To Apply New EU Data Protection Regulation To Paper Records

Information management specialist Iron Mountain shares its best practice tips to help companies ensure their paper records don’t fall foul…

9 years ago

Facebook For Android Adds Tor Option For Anonymity

Tired of been tracked? Android users can browse Facebook using the anonymity service Tor

9 years ago

Linux Trojan Takes Screenshots And Captures Audio

Linux.Ekoms.1 takes a screenshot every 30 seconds but audio capture function remains dormant for now

9 years ago

NSA Releases Surveillance Transparency Report

The NSA maintains its reformed telephone surveillance programme meets new legal standards

9 years ago

OpenText Forges ‘Safe Harbour’ European Data Zone For EU Customers

One data zone to rule them all, and in the darkness bind...three data centres to keep data-concerned Euro customers happy…

9 years ago

Researchers Aim To Prevent Smartphone Location Data Leaks

Researchers said their smartphone app aims to block location-sensitive data from being collected and misused by third parties

9 years ago

EU Safe Harbour 2.0 Data Transfer Deal Set For Next Month

EU officials will meet with their US counterparts in February to agree new Safe Harbour data transfer deal

9 years ago

Gartner: Security And ‘Over Running’ Projects Could Threaten IoT Adoption

Gartner says IoT will be incorporated in half of all new business processes by 2020, but fears still persist

9 years ago

European Court Rules Employers Can Monitor Your Private Messages

European Court of Human Rights says reading messages sent at work is permitted for employers

9 years ago

Government Wants Phone Marketers To Display Call ID

New government proposals could force marketers to show their phone number in bid to tackle nuisance calls

9 years ago

Dutch Police Crack ‘BlackBerry PGP’ Handsets

Decrypted messages used to prosecute drug runner, according to report

9 years ago

ICO Wants Stronger Sentencing After Offender Fined Just £1,000 For Selling 28,000 Records

The case illustrates the need for more sentencing options to deter would-be data thieves, the ICO argues

9 years ago

Facebook ‘Deliberately Crashed’ Own Android App

Facebook's latest psychological experiment involved breaking its own Android app to see how users would react, according to a report

9 years ago

BlackBerry ‘To Stay In Pakistan’

Pakistan's government has withdrawn an order for BlackBerry's encrypted messaging servers to be shut down

9 years ago

Microsoft To Warn Of State-Sponsored Hacks

Collision course? Redmond to warn its users when any government attempts to hack into its services

9 years ago

Apple: Investigatory Powers Bill Would ‘Weaken Security’

The controversial surveillance bill would put users' communications at risk from hackers, Apple has argued in a submission to Parliament

9 years ago

Ashley Madison Users Blackmailed Through The Post

Users of the self-described adultery site have begun receiving blackmail letters through the post following last summer's data breach

9 years ago