Google and Facebook join rights groups to fight Australia’s encryption bill
Google and Facebook have joined civil and digital rights groups in an unusual alliance aimed at defeating Australia’s planned encryption […]
October 2018
The Facebook hack could be Europe’s first big online privacy battle
In a massive breach more than 50 million Facebook accounts has been compromised using a series of unpublished vulnerabilities to […]
Web inventor Berners-Lee creates a new privacy first way of dealing with the internet
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of web, has started a Solid – a startup to develop a way for web users […]
Feds Force Suspect To Unlock An Apple iPhone X With Their Face
It’s the first time since the iPhone X launched that any cop has used Face ID to force an iOS […]
Why blockchain can solve the EU’s two-factor authentication dilemma
If you’ve become used to going contactless when out shopping, then you might receive a shock next year. New EU […]
Tech giants call for national data regulations that subvert California’s GDPR-style laws
US Tech giants have said they would back a nation data regulation provided that it came into force before California’s […]
Spotify Is Using DNA Tests to Curate Playlists
In a new collaboration with Ancestry, Spotify is giving its users the option to input their DNA results to their […]
Justice Department Sues to Stop California Net Neutrality Law
U.S. Justice Department on Sunday sued California to stop the state’s new law that would guarantee full and equal access […]
It’s a Post-GDPR World: (Device) IDs Will Be Checked at the Digital Door
Smart TVs and streaming digital media players such as Roku and Chromecast have their own unique device IDs that fulfill […]
Police super-database prompts Liberty warning on privacy
A new super-database being built for the UK police represents a “grave” risk to privacy, a leading human rights group […]