surveillance

Yahoo Says UK Received 1,945 Government Requests For User Data

But Yahoo says it will "fight any requests" that it deems unlawful or improper

9 years ago

Facebook Reveals Growth Of Government Data Requests

Governments around the world demand more and more data on Facebook users, but the US leads by far

9 years ago

Tim Cook – Beware The “Dire Consequences” Of Increased Surveillance

Apple CEO adds his backing to end-to-end encryption and calls for more public awareness

9 years ago

British Spies Collected Phone Data For 14 Years

Theresa May admits British spooks have been bulk collecting phone data and email records since 2001

9 years ago

May: Surveillance Bill Drops ‘Contentious’ Aspects

Critics insist the bill must require independent judicial approval for the collection of Internet browsing records

9 years ago

Microsoft Azure Fires Shots At AWS With Taser Customer Win

TASER will integrate Evidence.com and Axon camera systems with Microsoft Azure cloud platform and Windows 10 devices

9 years ago

Judge Dismisses Wikimedia’s Anti-Surveillance Case Against NSA

Civil liberties organisations argue decision ignores evidence of indiscriminate NSA spying

9 years ago

Ireland Confirms Facebook Data Sharing Probe

Fallout begins after court ruled data sharing with America is invalid, as Ireland kicks-off investigation

9 years ago

Tech Giants Slam US Cybersecurity Bill

Tech firms voice opposition to US bill amid concerns about data privacy and ‘collateral damage’ to third parties

9 years ago

Microsoft Reports Rise in Government Data Requests

New Microsoft transparency website reveals rising law enforcement and US intelligence data requests

9 years ago

GCHQ ‘Is Monitoring’ Online Porn Visits

Intelligence agency reportedly monitoring user visits to smutty websites, in latest surveillance revelation

9 years ago

Advocate General To Advise On EU, US Data Sharing Agreement

Legal expert to offer his opinion on whether EU Safe Habour data sharing agreement is binding

9 years ago

MI5 Chief Wants Surveillance Powers To Keep Up With Technology

MI5 director general backs government moves to help intelligence agencies, claiming additional powers are necessary to keep country safe from…

9 years ago

US Tightens Mobile Phone Tracking Rules

End of the free-for-all? Search warrant now required for devices that track mobile phone locations

9 years ago

Hortonworks Acquires Onyara For Real Time IoT Analytics

The Hadoop developer said Onyara's NSA-developed technology will make it easier to acquire data from an array of devices

9 years ago

Could Your Phone’s Battery Be Spying On You?

Researchers reveal that a flaw in HTML5 API can be used to track users across the web

9 years ago

Researchers Demo Tor Network Vulnerability

We are protecting Internet users anonymity researchers say, after successfully attacking Tor network

9 years ago

Hacking Team: Galileo Surveillance Tool Now ‘Obsolete’

The Milan surveillance tools maker said the surveillance source code released last week is now effectively useless

9 years ago

Hacking Team Blames Government For Breach

The surveillance technology maker said the complex attack required months of planning

9 years ago

Hacking Team Hit By Data Breach

The controversial surveillance tools maker has been hit by attackers, who have published a cache of its internal documents

9 years ago

Amnesty International Demands Inquiry After GCHQ Spying

Amnesty calls for independent inquiry over UK spying on human rights organisations

10 years ago

Has Google Been Eavesdropping On Chrome Users?

Privacy campaigners claim Google secretly installed voice recording service in Chromium browser, an accusation the search giant denies

10 years ago

Snowden Documents ‘Cracked By Russia, China’

A report claims Snowden's NSA documents have been decoded by the Russian and Chinese governments, while others call the announcement…

10 years ago

Businesses ‘Becoming Complacent’ Over Danger Of DDoS Attacks

F5 study reveals security concerns over DDoS are falling, despite the number of attacks being on the rise

10 years ago

Fake Mobile Towers Spy On UK Phone Users

British mobile users revealed to be under survelliance from police and other forces using fake mobile phone towers

10 years ago

Is The Snooper’s Charter Good For UK Tech?

Snooper's Charter appears to be revived, but with some predicting a tech exodus from the UK, what impact will have?

10 years ago

UK Police Make Two Communications Data Requests Per Minute

A report based on Freedom of Information requests has found British police forces approved 93 percent of requests

10 years ago

Queen’s Speech Confirms Return Of Snoopers’ Charter

Government confirms sweeping new powers for the security services in fresh blow to privacy campaigners

10 years ago

LogJam Vulnerability Exposes Encryption Fears

Not again! Another legacy encryption flaw could explain how the NSA and co cracked encrypted communications

10 years ago