Google not obligated to vet websites, German court rules
Google is not obligated to ensure websites are free from defamatory content before displaying links to them in search results, […]
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UK government has its own AI for detecting extremist videos
Stemming the tide of extremist online content has been a major focus for tech giants in recent times, but despite […]
Weighing Privacy vs. Security for the Internet’s Address Book
If you have your own domain name, you’ll find your name and home address on Whois, unless you pay for […]
Urgent action needed to protect privacy in cyberspace
International action is needed to protect privacy in cyberspace, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy has told […]
International Privacy Experts Adopt Privacy Recommendations for Web Registration
The International Working Group on Data Protection has adopted new recommendations to enhance the privacy of website registration data. The […]
Malicious botnets responsible for 40% of global login attempts
In the fourth quarter of 2017, a spike in the use of botnets for credential abuse was noted as 7.3 […]
Google updates “right to be forgotten” transparency report
In May 2014, in a landmark ruling, the European Court of Justice established the “right to be forgotten,” or more […]
How GDPR Will Change Web Development
Europe’s imminent privacy overhaul means that we all have to become more diligent about what data we collect, how we […]
Web Hosting Services Could Leave Small Businesses at Risk of Phishing
The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report that examines 11 web-hosting services that market themselves to small businesses […]
Commission lobbies for police access to website owners list
The European Commission has suggested that law enforcement authorities could soon have restricted access to the WHOIS database that identifies […]
It is time to overhaul Canada’s data protection
Opinion: A draft position by Canada’s privacy commissioner on the right to be forgotten shows how our inadequate laws are […]
The Guardian view on internet privacy: it’s the psychology, stupid
The ease with which giant databases can be queried and cross-referenced makes privacy vanish on the internet Privacy is necessary […]