Surveillance-IT

American NGOs Urge Their Government To Support EU Privacy Proposals

Seventeen US organisations ask their government to have the courage of Obama's convictions

11 years ago

New Twitter Transparency Site Shows Rise In Government Data Requests

There's a decline in copyright notices, but a rise in government user information requests

11 years ago

Why Data Protection Day Is A Dismal Failure

Data Protection Day fails to inspire yet again - it's time for a different story, says Tom Brewster

11 years ago

UK Users Sue Google Over Safari Tracking

A group of users have begun coordinating legal actions against Google over its alleged tracking of desktop and mobile Safari…

11 years ago

Privacy Campaigners Call On Microsoft For Skype Transparency

Post-Microsoft acquisition changes continue to pique privacy advocate interest in Skype

11 years ago

EU Committee Votes To “Water Down” Data Protection Regulation

The decision shows dissent in the EU Parliament, but is far from being final

11 years ago

Google: Governments Hungrier Than Ever For People’s Private Data

Transparency Report shows another jump in requests for Google account user information

11 years ago

Go Daddy Sued For Hosting ‘Ex-Girlfriend’ Porn Site

Plaintiffs demand the hosting company shares responsibility for violating their privacy

11 years ago

Kim Dotcom’s Mega Fileshare Service Riddled With Security Holes

Is Mega handing encryption keys to users to protect itself from future legal problems?

11 years ago

Social Internet ‘Could Split Britain Further Apart’

Government advised to think about the negative impact of technology on social integration

11 years ago

Kim Dotcom Launches Mega, Adds One Million Users In A Day

The new file hosting service is live, but will it become a pirate haven?

11 years ago

Instagram Readies Revised ‘Terms of Service’

Instragram will at the weekend implement its new Privacy Policy and Terms of Service that has previously drawn controversy

11 years ago

Google Targets Open Data With Donations

Google has funded groups seeking open government data that can be easily accessible for citizens

11 years ago

Blue Coat Caught Up In Global Surveillance Storm Again

Company's tech found in nations including China, Russia, Egypt and Bahrain, but are they being used for negative purposes?

11 years ago

Privacy Regulator Keeps An Eye On Facebook Graph Search

Watchdog tries out Facebook's new thing, isn't totally convinced about its respect for privacy

11 years ago

Paperless NHS Marks ‘The End Of Medical Privacy’

Plans to get medical data online concern activists already worried about NHS' data selling and poor security history

11 years ago

Nokia Admits Decrypting User Data But Denies Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

Nokia says it does decrypt some customer information over HTTPS traffic, but isn't spying on people

11 years ago

NSA ‘PerfectCitizen’ Program Prompts Privacy Fears

The National Security Agency (NSA) has refused to clarify whether its new program will monitor private networks

11 years ago

Instagram Completes Retreat On Selling User Photos

Instagram reverts to the old wording of its terms and conditions following a massive user backlash

11 years ago

Cameron’s Christmas Cock-up On Porn Blocking

Porn blocking has been announced - through the Daily Mail - without research and without listening, says Tom Brewster

11 years ago

Government Announces ‘Common Sense’ Copyright Law Reform

BIS tells TechWeek Vince Cable's reforms should be law by end of 2013 at the latest

11 years ago

Austrian Judges Question The Validity Of EU Data Retention Directive

Keeping all customer data could be in breach of European constitution, says Austrian court

11 years ago

Government ‘Ignores Parents’ And Presses On With Default Porn Blocking

David Cameron reverses decision issued by Department of Education last week

11 years ago

US Senate Votes In Favour Of Location Privacy Bill

Senator Al Franken wants to put a stop to “stalker apps”

11 years ago

Fresh Facebook Privacy Changes Coming Next Year

Facebook makes its umpteenth privacy update of 2012, but it still isn't impressing some critics

11 years ago

Nick Clegg Demands Snooper’s Charter Rethink

Communications Data Bill should be completely rethought, Nick Clegg and Justice Committee argue

11 years ago