Google End-to-End: The encryption silver bullet?
The world seems to be turning its attention to the notion of data encryption, and Google is the latest to jump on the bandwagon. On June 3rd, Google announced that it would be …
Payment card breach at US restaurant chain P.F. Chang’s
Asian-themed US restaurant chain P.F. Chang’s China Bistro has apparently suffered a breach that resulted in the theft of customers’ payment card data. The extent …
Some governments have direct access to Vodafone networks
Telecommunications giant Vodafone has released its first-ever Law Enforcement Disclosure Report, and among the things revealed in it is the scary fact that some countries have …
German startup raises $2M for NSA-proof server
A German startup has broken crowdfunding records as it managed to get pledges for 1.5 million Euros (around $2 million) in less than a few hours. The project that prompted …
Have today’s privacy policies made us a society of liars?
The importance of data privacy is becoming more and more prevalent: From major retailer breaches to identity and healthcare theft, the general public is growing more aware of …
Most people have done nothing to protect their privacy
Over 260 million people have been victims of data breaches and increased risk of identity theft since the Target revelations, yet nearly 80 percent have done nothing to …
Set up email encryption in half an hour
As part of the global Reset the Net action, the Free Software Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes computer user freedom and aims to defend the rights of all …
Comcast will start encrypting email to and from Gmail accounts
Google’s unveiling of a new section to its Transparency Report that, among other things, shows which services support encryption in transit, has quickly lead to another …
American Express credit card data exposed
Corporate data breaches have seen a spike in recent months, and unfortunately American Express is the latest to join a long list of companies affected by hackers infiltrating …
How do the new features in OS X Yosemite and iOS 8 impact security and privacy?
At the annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) Apple announced the latest versions of OS X and iOS. With this announcement came a long list of new features and …
Safari to include privacy-protecting search engine
Apple announced the inclusion of DuckDuckGo, the search engine that doesn’t track its users, in the future versions of Safari on iOS and OS X. This makes DuckDuckGo the …
12,000 users ask Google to forget them
12,000 pleas from users looking to be forgotten have been submitted to Google in the first 24 hours since the company created a dedicated submission page for such requests, …
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