Skype: We can’t comply with police wiretap requests: One of the more interesting tidbits from News.com’s survey published this morning on instant messaging privacy came from Skype. The eBay-owned company says it is unable to…
Interesting research, worth reading.. How safe is instant messaging? A security and privacy survey: The number of interested parties eager to listen in on your online conversations, including what you type through instant messaging, has…
EU mulls intervention over BT’s secret Phorm trials: Your views sought The European Commission is considering intervening over the failure of UK data watchdogs to punish BT for the way it secretly co-opted tens of…
MPs propose new safeguards for Government uses of personal data: “A Parliamentary committee has called on the Government to be more transparent about its uses of personal data and to adopt ‘a principle of data…
Facebook profiles need shielding from media intrusion, say users: “Nine in ten web users want guidelines on what information the media can use from social networking sites and 78% would change the information they publish…
UK is not a surveillance society, MPs claim: “ Well, not yet anyway The Home Affairs Committee has called on the government to follow a ‘minimum data, held for the minumum time’ approach to British…
Watching while you surf: “(Economist) Is it a worrying invasion of privacy for web surfers, or a lucrative new business model for online advertising? A new ‘behavioural’ approach to targeting internet advertisements, being pioneered by…
Cavalcade of privacy watchdogs bark for data pimping probe: “ Deep packet inspection goes to Washington Fifteen privacy watchdogs – yes, fifteen – have tossed a letter at Congress, urging the House Telecommunications Subcommittee to…
BT internal report leak on illegal secret Phorm test: “ The forthcoming British Telecom annual general meeting of shareholders at the Barbican in London on July 16th, could be interesting, with a planned protest by…
Google needs link to privacy policy on homepage, say privacy groups: “Google has been urged to add a link from its search engine homepage to its privacy policy. An open letter sent today by US…