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Privacy

Exclusive: EE denies customer info sharing ‘deal’ with marketing firms and police

The EE 4G service is now live in over 50 locations in the UK
Suggestion 'misleading to say the least' says EE
14 May 2013

US data breach exposes 160,000 social security numbers

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Vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion app server used to break into official system
13 May 2013

US government will take your data even without the Patriot Act

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Cloud expert says that firms shouldn't worry about the Patriot Act, the US has other means if it decides it wants your data
08 May 2013

Interview: Paul Woobey, CIO, Office for National Statistics

Woobey discusses big data, how Oracle Exadata has improved budgetary calculations tenfold, and why he won't use the cloud
08 May 2013

The internet ‘needs a delete button’, says Google CEO Schmidt

'Let me be very clear that Google is not tracking you...it's not doing all these things,' says Schmidt
07 May 2013

Proposed Dutch laws grant police hacking powers – in the Netherlands and abroad

Dutch police seek the power to tap Gmail, Skype and WhatsApp communications in the interests of cyber security
03 May 2013

Analysis: Super-SAVA or super spy?

China has forged ahead with Source Address Validation Architecture technology in its IPv6 internet backbone. But will it prevent abuses or is it just another attack on internet privacy?
01 May 2013

Data Communications web snooping charter 'not going to happen', says Nick Clegg

'We have a commitment to end the storage of internet information' says deputy PM
26 Apr 2013

The right to be forgotten is unrealistic, says ICO

Deputy Information Commissioner David Smith compares right to be forgotten online to attempting to expunge a criminal record
24 Apr 2013

White House demands changes to cybersecurity bill to strengthen privacy

CISPA currently grants immunity to corporations for potential data breaches
18 Apr 2013

Authentication a barrier to online commerce for most people

Study finds growing dissatisfaction with existing authentication processes
17 Apr 2013

Queen’s University partners with Infosys to tackle cyber security threat

Queen's secure IT centre and Infosys team up to tackle cloud, Android and iPad security threats
16 Apr 2013

More than 30 online games fall victim to Chinese hackers

Massively multiplayer online games have been attacked by account-hijacking malware for at least four years
12 Apr 2013

Google's privacy woes are just the beginning

Jaclyn Wilkins of law firm Charles Russell LLP examines the investigation into Google's privacy policies and asks: which tech firm will be next?
10 Apr 2013

NHS "must tackle" data sharing before patient information goes paperless

Information governance needs to be ironed out before NHS goes all-electronic, says Dr Jonathan Richardson
09 Apr 2013

Data Protection Act is not a barrier for information sharing in NHS, says ICO

Information Commissioner's Office encourages NHS trusts to share data, as it has not fined for data sharing yet
09 Apr 2013

Tech firms make 'Trojan Horse' Google Android complaint to EU

Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle among FairSearch coalition members calling for Google practices to be investigated
09 Apr 2013

Britain clashes with EU over 'right to be forgotten' opt-out

UK government doesn't want to be part of legislation that would require web organisations to delete personal data on request
05 Apr 2013

Security in smart meters: an interview with SmartReach's David Green

David Green tells Sooraj Shah that as a bidder for the national rollout of smart meters, it was imperative to think of security first
05 Apr 2013

ICO to investigate Google's privacy policy

UK data watchdog to investigate if Google privacy policy compliant with Data Protection Act
03 Apr 2013

H4cked Off: Web giants can't be trusted to self-regulate

Appointment of Edith Ramirez as FTC chairman could end up being open season for the likes of Google and Facebook ignoring privacy concerns
02 Apr 2013

Tougher privacy rules prompted Google Reader shutdown, sources say

Not worth supporting Reader against possible privacy complaints, sources suggest
25 Mar 2013

US plans to scan web use of private firms

Move aims to protect US infrastructure against attacks
22 Mar 2013

The empire strikes back: the threat to online freedom

The World Wide Web was supposed to herald a new age of global freedom and free exchange of information. Instead, governments are poised to take more control over the internet than ever
20 Mar 2013