cybersecurity

November 28, 2022

Meta Calls For UK Govt Rethink Over Plans To Scrap EU Laws

Facebook owner Meta is urging UK lawmakers considering legislation to scrap all retained European Union laws by 2024 to maintain some e-commerce rules.

November 28, 2022

WhatsApp data breach sees nearly 500 million user records up for sale

If you use WhatsApp, your details could well be up for sale.

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November 25, 2022

Experts Condemn The UK Online Safety Bill As Harmful To Privacy And Encryption

The UK Online Safety Bill is a deeply flawed censorship proposal that would allow UK residents to be thrown in jail for what they say online.

November 17, 2022

Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins Could Be Banned Under Leaked EU Plans

Crypto providers would be forbidden from touching the likes of monero or dash under proposed government amendments to anti-money laundering rules.

November 11, 2022

Data Breaches Rise By 70% Globally in Q3 2022

Russia had the most breaches overall and France had the highest breach density.

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November 9, 2022

Dutch MEP says illegal spyware ‘a grave threat to democracy’

European Commission wears ‘velvet gloves’ when dealing with spyware used on citizens, says chief of inquiry on hacking software such as Pegasus.

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October 31, 2022

The Commission’s gross violation of privacy — endangering encryption

The EU has fallen for the myth that it’s possible to keep us safer by weakening the very thing that protects us.

October 28, 2022

The EU’s temptation to break end-to-end encryption

Fight against Child Sexual Abuse Materials and the impact it may have on end-to-end encryption.

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October 26, 2022

ICO issue fine of £4.4 to Interserve for security failings

The ICO issued a penalty notice to Interserve Group Limited, imposing a fine of £4.4m for violations of the GDPR security requirements.

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September 21, 2022

EU Publishes Draft Cyber Resilience Act

The European Commission published a draft regulation that sets out cybersecurity requirements for “products with digital elements” placed on the EU market.