More delays for UK.gov’s net snooping programme: “ Queen to keep schtum on IMP Protests from ISPs and phone providers have further delayed government plans to massively increase monitoring of phone calls, web browsing and…
McAfee Notes Brief Surge in BitTorrent Sites: “There’s at least one benefit to The Pirate Bay’s brief departure from the Internet in August – it showed the resiliency of the BitTorrent community. Even though the…
Transparency, choice and control – now complete with a Dashboard!: “Posted by Alma Whitten, Software Engineer, Yariv Adan, Product Manager, and Marissa Mayer, VP of Search Products and User Experience Today, we are excited to…
Number of local council snoopers clipped: “ RIPA abuse curtailed The number of local officials who can authorise access to communications records and order surveillance operations will be cut under changes to snooping regulations announced…
Government rejects call to secure snoop data: “ Mandatory crypto ‘impractical’ Councils and police will continue to pass around sensitive data obtained using spying powers in the clear, after the government rejected calls to impose…
Telcos’ data breach notification amendment is passed: “The European Council has approved a data breach notification rule for Europe’s telecoms firms. The amendment to an EU Directive will force telcos to tell customers if they…
Google centralises privacy control: (Guardian) With the new Google Dashboard, the personal data and product settings of different Google products are combined on one side to make it simpler for users to deal with them….
Experts agree on proposed global privacy standards: (AFP) Experts from 50 nations meeting in Madrid have reached a draft agreement on international standards for the protection of privacy and personal data. Under the proposed standards,…
EU – European 'internet freedom' law agreed: “(ZDNet UK) Europe is set to get a major overhaul of its telecoms regulation, after the European Parliament and Council of Telecoms Ministers reached a compromise on the…
EU agrees internet restriction guidelines: “Europe’s MEPs and Council representatives on Wednesday night agreed that restrictions on access to the internet within the EU may ‘only be imposed if they are appropriate, proportionate and necessary…