Former FTC commissioners call for robust federal privacy law under FTC authority: Senate hearing
Four former commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) testify that the US needs a robust federal privacy law, with...
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The Project Nightingale Effect: Google is after personal health data, Fitbit
Google's Project Nightingale is revealed just 11 days after the tech giant announces moves to acquire Fitbit, giving Google even...
Facebook ‘breaches user trust’ once again with two factor authentication
Facebook has come under fire once again for breaching users trust with the misuse of their data, this time through...
A look into data privacy, protection practices as Mozilla rebrands Firefox in Asia
Mozilla announces two strategic partnerships for data privacy and protection in Asia; Cherry Mobile will bring Firefox Lite to more...
Apple won’t comply with FBI to create a backdoor to iPhone security
Apple's CEO opposes the FBI's demands to build a version of the iOS that would bypass security to unlock the...
What your Leap Card knows about you
With the move from paper and cash to card, it's time to ask - what kind of data do Leap Cards record about us?
From 2015 cars in the EU will automatically call emergency services after crashing
All cars sold in the EU from October 2015 will call emergency services if they're involved in an accident. But how much control should citizens have over this system?
Microsoft burns Twitter, Facebook & Apple as it admits it was hacked
Microsoft burns Twitter and Apple over their security features whilst admitting it was hacked in the same zero-day Java exploit as them.
Just like Twitter, Facebook admits it was a victim of a “sophisticated” zero-day hack in January
Facebook has admitted that it was victim of a zero-day hack, targeting Java, in January, similar to the one that targeted Twitter in the same month.
Twitter hack was not an “isolated incident” & not the work of amateurs
While those that hacked Twitter did not gain access to a large number of accounts the company has warned that more could be on the way as the number of attacks against media companies increase.
Adblock Plus Android app – a strong start that falls victim to Android fragmentation
Adblock Plus has released their browser addon as an app for Android devices. It's not perfect but we need such apps to control our smartphone & tablet apps
Hotspot Shield celebrates a year protecting iOS devices with impressive stats & free access
A year after launching on iOS Hotspot Shield is giving away $1 million in premium accounts to new users as it reveals some impressive stats.
The everyday things you do that risk your digital privacy #infographic
We all think that we're good with our own data security, but here are some of the small things we do with smartphones & social networks that threaten our own privacy
Do employees’ smartphones & tablets threaten company data? #Interview
We interview Anchor Free's David Gorodyansky about modern myths of mobile security and how companies can protect their data on employees devices.
Twitter adopts Do Not Track privacy preference
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Twitter has agreed to adopt Do Not Track, a privacy preference enabled by users who do not want their browsing behaviour tracked across websites. Twitter is the first major social service to endorse Do Not Track in this way.
