British intelligence officials propose way to access encrypted group chats
Two British intelligence officials have proposed what they see as a potential solution to a key challenge facing law enforcement […]
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Facebook Data Scandals Stoke Criticism That a Privacy Watchdog Too Rarely Bites
Lawmakers, consumer advocates and even former commission officials were clamoring for tough action against Facebook, arguing that it had violated […]
How Facebook Tracks Non-Users via Android Apps
If you quit Facebook or never joined because of its data collecting practices the odds are good the social network […]
Here’s what to expect in cybersecurity in 2019
If you thought 2018 was a tough year for tech, 2019 is going to be so much worse. The groundwork […]
Targeted advertising targeted by the French DPA
Since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in May 2018, the CNIL has issued four public formal […]
Italian DPA calls for end of Whatsapp/Facebook “data sharing practices” as investigation finalises
Earlier this year, the Italian DPA closed its investigation into WhatsApp sharing data with Facebook. The investigation started in August […]
EU e-Privacy reforms hit stalemate
EU countries cannot agree on the wording of the planned new e-Privacy Regulation, causing the proposed reforms to be watered […]
Uber fined €400,000 in France over data breach
Uber in France has been hit with a €400,000 fine by the country’s data protection watchdog in response to a […]
California Could Soon Have Its Own Version of the Internet
In 2018, the state reimposed net neutrality, established a privacy regime, and set bot rules. Will the moves splinter the […]
Court tosses lawsuit over Google Photos’ facial recognition
A Chicago judge has granted Google a motion dismissing a lawsuit accusing the company of violating Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy […]
Bulk surveillance is always bad, say human rights groups
A band of human rights organisations have appealed against a top European court’s ruling on bulk surveillance, arguing that any […]
How Hackers Bypass Gmail 2FA at Scale
Hackers can bypass these protections, as we’ve seen with leaked NSA documents on how Russian hackers targeted US voting infrastructure […]