EU parliament panel recommends end-to-end encryption
The civil liberties, justice and home affairs committee of the European Parliament has released a draft proposal for new laws […]
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U.S. Commitment to the Privacy Shield Remains Strong
Under the Trump Administration, the fundamental bases of the Privacy Shield remain unchanged. Source: U.S. Commitment to the Privacy Shield […]
Malware Capable of Shutting Down Electric Grids Confirmed
Malware was recently identified that appears to have been designed and deployed by a nation-state to target and shut down […]
Facebook Will Use Artificial Intelligence to Find Extremist Posts
Under pressure from governments to counter inappropriate content, the social media company will pair new technology with human moderators. Source: […]
After Terror Attacks, Britain Moves to Police the Web
The country is cracking down on the use of encryption for instant messaging, as well as on potentially extremist material […]
Newly revived Wikipedia suit could reveal secrets of NSA surveillance program
Watch out, National Security Agency: Wikipedia’s coming after you. On Tuesday, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 […]
Privacy vs. Security: Experts Debate Merits of Each in Tech-Rich World
Experts in law and national security took turns making a case for and against encryption and access to personal devices […]
EU data regulation will govern the UK despite Brexit
Brexit or no Brexit, the UK will next year be subject to new European Union legislation governing data privacy. Source: EU […]
Ransomware attack is why we can’t have security backdoors, say privacy advocates
Cybertools allegedly stolen from the NSA were used to craft the WannaCry ransomware. Source: Ransomware attack is why we can’t […]
EU-US Privacy Shield annual review: privacy watchdog could issue separate report
An EU privacy watchdog has said it could issue its own report into the EU-US Privacy Shield following the conclusion […]
GPDR – the importance of self-assessment
The General Data Protection Regulation (GPDR) (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 which comes into force in May 2018, will […]
The Guardian view on digital giants: they farm us for the data
An astonishing project is under way to build a “digital time machine” that will show us in fine detail the […]