Entries in 'privacy' (43)
Girls Around Me a 'wake-up call' on Facebook privacy
NEWSThe developer of a controversial 'creep' iPhone application called "Girls Around Me" removed the app from the iTunes store after social networking service Foursquare cut off access.
EU warns Google on privacy policy
NEWSWith just days before Google's new unified user privacy policy comes into effect, the French data protection agency (CNIL) warned the internet giant that the policy was likely unlawful in ...
Sophos USB drive buy results in investigation
NEWSThe sale of 50 lost USB thumb drives to Sophos has resulted in an investigation by Australian authorities into the rail network operator.
Google releases new Transparency Report
NEWSGoogle has released the internet giant's twice yearly transparency report which aims to illustrate the number of official requests for takedowns or user information on a country by country basis.
Google releases new world transparency report
NEWSInternet giant Google published a new Transparency Report which discloses the nature and number of requests that world governments have made of Google with regards to removal of results or ...
Google unveils 'me on the web' to manage web identity
NEWSGoogle unveiled a new feature which enables users to manage their own identity on the web as they relate to Google services and search engine results.
LulzSec warns NHS to improve security
NEWSSony hackers LulzSec informed the NHS that the group had obtained a number of administrative passwords.
Facebook moves to address facial recognition concerns
NEWSFacebook has responded to a mounting criticisms of the automatic introducion of facial recognition features into users Facebook accounts.
LulzSec claims fresh Sony hack
NEWSHackers LulzSec have once again claimed to breached another of Sony's networks, this time targeting the firm's PlayStation developer network.
Sony hacked yet again, stolen data posted online
NEWSHackers have once again broken into electronic giant Sony's computer network, accessing customer data from a variety of websites including Sonypictures.com and Sony BMG.
Security researcher files FTC complaint against Dropbox
NEWSA security researcher has filed a complaint against popular cloud storage firm Dropbox with the US FTC, accusing the service of being insecure.
Facebook's Google 'smear campaign' exposed
NEWSFacebook hired public relations firm Burson-Marsteller to try get the press onside regarding Google's strategy of collecting information from Facebook.
ICO publishes Cookie advice
NEWSThe Information Commissioner's Office has published advice (pdf) aimed at providing advice to businesses running web sites on how to comply with incoming 'cookie' laws which come in force on ...
Microsoft joins Apple, Android in GPS privacy debate
NEWSMicrosoft is the latest company to become embroiled in the smartphone geolocation privacy revelations but appears to have taken privacy issues more seriously than rivals Apple and Google.
Apple's secret iPhone and iPad location tracker revealed
NEWSSecurity researchers unveiled the scandalous discovery that Apple's iPhone and iPad are recording the user's geographic location to a secret file.
Google holds back on 'Do Not Track' for Chrome
NEWSGoogle is resisting efforts to add the so-called 'Do Not Track' functionality into the firm's web browser Chrome.
Mobile apps leak 'mass quantities' of personal info to agencies
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The Pandora Android application was found to send a surprising selection of personal information to advertisers without concent, according to a security firm analysis.
Switzerland says Google Street View violates privacy
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A Swiss court has ruled that Google's Street View functionality of the Google Maps service breaches Swiss citizens' privacy.
US authorities probe mobile app privacy
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US federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into private data handling practices of a number of mobile applications on he iOS and Android platforms.
Researchers find SSDs harder to erase than hard drives
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New research has found that erasing sensitive data on solid state hard drives (SSDs) is more problematic than with physical hard drives.
