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NHS Launches API Lab To Promote Health Sector Data Exchange
NHS Digital is to collaborate with the supplier-led INTEROPen group on the development of APIs for exchanging health data
Privacy Concern Raised Over iOS Apps Camera Access
Bye bye privacy! Live streaming, and shooting of video and pictures from Apple iPhone, without user being aware
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 can do with users' data
Social Media Data Shared By GCHQ WIth Foreign Governments
Facebook and Twitter accounts are being analysed by intelligence agencies, warns Privacy International
EU-US Privacy Shield Passes First Annual Review
Relief for Facebook, Google etc as controversial data sharing agreement with the US passes its first test
MPs To Question Equifax Over Delay In Data Breach Report
MP demands to know why it took so long for Equifax to report breach and why it has not contacted consumers
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
US Hosting Firm Hails ‘Win’ On Protest Site User Data
Dreamhost said it plans to hand over data on users of a protest organisation website to the US government, after a court imposed restrictions on its use
New U.S. Cyber-Security Legislation May Help Reassert Fourth Amendment
New federal legislation could restrict the use of warrantless searches to seize personal data and communications stored on the nation's computers
NHS Doctors Sending Patient Data On Snapchat In Alarming Case Of Shadow IT
DeepMind Health report criticises 'insecure, risky, and non-auditable way of operating'
MEPs Ready To Fight For End-To-End Encryption Across EU
A European Parliament committee has called for end-to-end encryption to be enforced on all forms of digital communication
EU Aims To Give Police Easier Access To Cloud Data
European Union seeks to make it easier for law enforcement agencies to obtain cloud data from tech firms
Infosec 2017: Government Can’t Ignore ‘Technical Realities’ Of Encryption
Issues of encryption and internet regulation both tackled at InfoSecurity Europe 2017
Booz Allen Hamilton Leaves Pentagon Files On Open Amazon Server
Oops. American defence contractor leaves sensitive US government files on public server with no password protection
GDPR: Why People and Processes Are Just As Important As Tech
No technology can be a silver bullet for next year's GDPR
GDPR: Businesses Move From Awareness To Planning With One Year To Go
With one year to go, businesses are entering the audit process of getting themselves ready for GDPR
IBM Security Offers GDPR Help Ahead Of Looming Deadline
With only a year to go before the arrival of GDPR, Big Blue offers ways to help organisations to deal with the strict regulations
Bose Headphones ‘Spies’ On Users Listening Habits
Shutting out the world by listening to Ed Sheeran? Lawsuit claims Bose app tracks our musical habits
Microsoft Sees Doubling Of US Government Spy Data Requests
Redmond also, for the first time ever, publishes national security letter used by government to obtain user data
European WhatApp’s Data-Sharing Deal ‘Is Close’
Facebook's WhatsApp may soon be able to use customer data as agreement with European watchdogs nears
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Slams UK, US ‘Assault’ On Web Privacy
British web inventor pledges to combat efforts by the UK and US to weaken encryption and online privacy
US ISPs Promise Not To Sell Browsing Histories Despite New Freedoms
US ISPs give privacy advocates a boost despite changes to FCC regulations
Google’s Deepmind NHS Data Deal Lambasted By Paper
NHS patient data sharing with Google Deepmind slated in paper, but Google and Royal Free Trust fire back at 'significant mistakes'
ICO Dishes Out £270,000 Nuisance Call Fine To Hampshire Firm
The fine is one of the biggest ever handed out by the ICO for nuisance calls
US ISPs Could Sell User Data If Obama’s Internet Privacy Rules Are Challenged
Strict privacy rules for American ISPs may be overturned after Republican senator resolution
Google Vows To Fight After Being Ordered To Hand Over Foreign Emails
'We will appeal,' says Google after latest round of tech vs government court battles
Dropbox Apologises After Restoring Deleted User Files
Fault saw deleted user files, some of which were eight years old, restored to customer's Dropbox accounts
Google Cloud Increases Encryption Push With Key Management Service
New beta tool for Google Cloud seeks to simplify encryption key management
EU Privacy Proposal Demands User Consent
Do not track unless the user has consented, could present headaches for Facebook and Google