EU Court Endorses Minor Privacy Intrusion for Petty Crime
On Tuesday, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice concluded that invasions of privacy are justified not just […]
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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In a massive breach more than 50 million Facebook accounts has been compromised using a series of unpublished vulnerabilities to […]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 […]
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 […]
Facebook Is Breached by Hackers, Putting 50 Million Users’ Data at Risk
Facebook said on Friday that an attack on its computer network had exposed the personal information of nearly 50 million […]
UK intelligence agencies illegally spied on Privacy International
UK intelligence agencies MI5, MI6 and GCHQ violated the law by collecting and examining data of human rights group Privacy […]
EU lawmakers push for privacy and cybersecurity audit of Facebook
EU lawmakers appear set later this month to demand audits of Facebook by Europe’s cyber security agency and data protection […]
Are our smartphones cheating GDPR?
Consumer champion, Which? has revealed that the smart devices we use on a daily basis could be employing underhand measures […]
Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access to Your Shadow Contact Information
Facebook is not content to use the contact information you willingly put into your Facebook profile for advertising. It is […]