Google tells Congress it’s not Phorm
Google tells Congress it’s not Phorm: “ ‘Our users trust us’ Google wants you to know that in targeting online ads, it doesn’t use Phorm-like deep packet inspection. But it still refuses to acknowledge its…
Data Protection
Home Office lost CDs on 3,000 workers
Home Office lost CDs on 3,000 workers: “ Details go missing in post The Home Office has lost the names, nationalities, passport numbers and dates of birth of 3,000 seasonal agricultural workers on two CDs…
Phorm papers reveal BT’s backwards approach to wiretap law
Phorm papers reveal BT’s backwards approach to wiretap law: “ Would you trust these men with your network security? Exclusive BT’s long-held claim that legal advice said its Phorm trials did not breach wiretapping laws…
UK questioned on online ad system
UK questioned on online ad system: “The UK government has been given a month to respond to EU concerns over Phorm.” (Via BBC News.)
US Charge 11 in Breaches at TJ Maxx, OfficeMax, DSW, Others
Feds Charge 11 in Breaches at TJ Maxx, OfficeMax, DSW, Others: A Secret Service investigation wraps up every major retail network breach in the last five years. See further US charges 11 in biggest ID…
Congress quizzes world+dog over data pimping
Congress quizzes world+dog over data pimping: “ Phorm letter US Congressman Ed Markey and his anti-data-pimping brigade are back on the warpath.… “ (Via The Register – Public Sector.)
US Lawmakers Demand Info on Web Tracking Practices
Lawmakers Demand Info on Web Tracking Practices: “A congressional committee sent letters to more than 30 Internet companies demanding to know whether they track where their users go online and use that information to deliver…
UK data watchdog gives Google spycar fleet the greenlight
UK data watchdog gives Google spycar fleet the greenlight: “ Privacy campaigners mown down by Street View juggernaut Following a quiet word down at the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Google has been given regulatory approval…
Google: ‘Even in the desert, privacy does not exist’
Google: ‘Even in the desert, privacy does not exist’: “ Defends Street View, scoffs at The Borings As Google’s government-approved spycar fleet drives across the UK, doing its best to photograph every inch of the…
Foreign Office reports five data losses to Info Commissioner
Foreign Office reports five data losses to Info Commissioner: “ Our man in the corner The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has reported five significant data breaches to the Information Commissioner’s Office in the last financial…