Ripa law may expose firms to blackmail
Companies may suffer more attacks if police powers are boosted, say experts
Proposed changes to the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa) giving police powers to make suspects produce "intelligible" copies of encrypted computer files could make firms vulnerable to new...
Privacy
Parents in the US fight to get records of their kids' online activities deleted
School district now conducts an annual 'Data Deletion Week' to purge unnecessary student information from the Google platform and other online applications
FBI seeks warrant to obtain detailed personal information from Sony
The Bureau has asked for messaging history and even game progress in trying to track down a suspect
China makes facial recognition mandatory for new SIM card purchases
The move will help crack down on scams, according to the government
The cost of free broadband may be greater than we realise
Ian Hill, global director of cyber security at construction firm BAM, argues that Labour's plans for free broadband poses grave risks to privacy and internet freedoms
WeWork customers' confidential contract and bank account details left exposed on GitHub
The issue impacted a subset of WeWork customers based in Europe, India, and China