privacy

Apple puts privacy information screens in users’ line of sight

March 30, 2018

Apple has released the latest round of updates for its various products. They come with the usual security fixes, but also a new feature aimed at informing users about what …

Consumers worry that small privacy invasions may lead to a loss of civil rights

March 29, 2018

A new report by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) shows that consumers around the world perceive wide ranging risks in how their personal information is collected and …

How Facebook’s data issue is a lesson for everyone

March 26, 2018

The headlines have been dominated by the recent news around Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and the misuse of customer data. The impact of these revelations has led to millions …

Facebook’s trust crisis: Has it harmed democracy?

March 21, 2018

Barraged by accusations of spreading divisive fake news and amid new allegations that it handed over personal information on up to 50 million users without their consent, …

Cambridge Analytica and Facebook’s privacy storm: Latest developments

March 20, 2018

A day before the most recent exposé on Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL)/Cambridge Analytica’s exploitation of user data syphoned out of Facebook to fuel …

Firefox news: Fresh releases, Firefox Quantum for Enterprise, privacy protections

March 14, 2018

Firefox 59 (for desktop and mobile) and Firefox ESR 52.7 have been released to the public. Privacy enhancements and security fixes The former sports some performance …

Organizations are not doing enough to protect data privacy

March 12, 2018

In today’s data-driven society, privacy, security and trust are more vital and intertwined than ever before. But many organisations are not doing all they can to protect data …

Android P: Expected security and privacy improvements

March 8, 2018

Google has released a developer preview of the next version of Android, currently called “Android P.” Functional changes are many, but here’s an overview of …

Global security trends for 2018: GDPR, identity and access security

March 7, 2018

In its third annual global IT security survey, Versasec found Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is impacting security planning around the world, smart …

Wire shares results of independent security audit of its secure messaging apps

March 7, 2018

When I last spoke to Alan Duric, co-founder and (at the time) CEO of the company developing secure messaging application Wire, he stressed the importance of independent and …

Criminals can build Web dossiers with data collected by browsers

March 6, 2018

Everybody knows by now that websites collect information about users’ location, visited pages, and other data that can help them improve or monetize the experience. But …

Most healthcare breaches still come from hacking

March 5, 2018

In 2017 the number of individuals affected by breaches within the healthcare sector reached a four-year low. However, 71 percentof breaches in 2017 were due to hacking and IT …