Consent will be required for cookies in Europe
Consent will be required for cookies in Europe: “EDITORIAL: A law that demands consent to internet cookies has been approved and will be in force across the EU within 18 months. It is so breathtakingly…
November 2009
Turkish Armed Forces’ Web site plan not based on legal grounds, observers say
TSK’s Web site plan not based on legal grounds, observers say: “TSK’s Web site plan not based on legal grounds, observers say 10 November 2009, Tuesday NERGİHAN ÇELEN / DİLEK HAYIRLI İSTANBUL A large number…
More delays for UK.gov’s net snooping programme
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
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!
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
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…
UK Government rejects call to secure snoop data
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
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
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
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,…