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Privacy
Researchers unveil super-fast anonymity network
A group of six academics have published a paper describing a new high speed anonymity network that could increase the privacy of internet users everywhere.
Karl Thomas • 24 Jul 2015
Smartwatch security ‘lacking’ says HP study
Smartwatch security is noticeably absent in most devices, leaving users at risk of cyberattacks.
Karl Thomas • 21 Jul 2015
Cheap wifi privacy device pulled with no explanation
A planned Defcon talk around a low-cost privacy device called ProxyHam has been cancelled.
Karl Thomas • 14 Jul 2015
Privacy, Cybercrime
Tour de France leader Chris Froome has had his data hacked, claims Team Sky
Yellow Jersey wearer targeted by critics who claim he has been using performance-enhancing drugs.
Graham Cluley • 14 Jul 2015
Aspiring singer jailed for hacking Madonna and stealing unreleased tracks
Breaking into the music business is one thing. Breaking into Madonna's computer without permission is quite another.
Graham Cluley • 10 Jul 2015
T-Mobile received the most US data requisition requests
Telco T-Mobile’s US arm received more data requests than its larger peers in 2014.
Karl Thomas • 07 Jul 2015
Eastern England councils in slew of data breach errors
A series of more than 160 data breaches have struck local authorities in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire over the past year, according to new reports.
Karl Thomas • 01 Jul 2015
ICANN policy changes trigger privacy concerns
Internet name authority ICANN has unsettled privacy advocates after a new working group document flagged changes to the way domain proxy services can operate.
Karl Thomas • 29 Jun 2015
New iPhone update blocks apps from seeing other apps you've installed
Apple will reportedly introduce a new privacy update for the iPhone that will prevent installed iOS apps from seeing which other apps have been downloaded to the device.
Kyle Ellison • 25 Jun 2015