Privacy


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Privacy

Researchers unveil super-fast anonymity network

Researchers unveil super-fast anonymity network

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 Thomas24 Jul 2015


Privacy

Smartwatch security ‘lacking’ says HP study

Smartwatch security ‘lacking’ says HP study

Privacy

Smartwatch security ‘lacking’ says HP study

Smartwatch security is noticeably absent in most devices, leaving users at risk of cyberattacks.

Karl Thomas21 Jul 2015


Privacy

Cheap wifi privacy device pulled with no explanation

Cheap wifi privacy device pulled with no explanation

Privacy

Cheap wifi privacy device pulled with no explanation

A planned Defcon talk around a low-cost privacy device called ProxyHam has been cancelled.

Karl Thomas14 Jul 2015


Privacy, Cybercrime

Tour de France leader Chris Froome has had his data hacked, claims Team Sky

Tour de France leader Chris Froome has had his data hacked, claims Team Sky

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 Cluley14 Jul 2015


Privacy, Cybercrime

Aspiring singer jailed for hacking Madonna and stealing unreleased tracks

Aspiring singer jailed for hacking Madonna and stealing unreleased tracks

Privacy, Cybercrime

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 Cluley10 Jul 2015


Privacy

T-Mobile received the most US data requisition requests

T-Mobile received the most US data requisition requests

Privacy

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 Thomas07 Jul 2015


Privacy

Eastern England councils in slew of data breach errors

Eastern England councils in slew of data breach errors

Privacy

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 Thomas01 Jul 2015


Privacy

ICANN policy changes trigger privacy concerns

ICANN policy changes trigger privacy concerns

Privacy

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 Thomas29 Jun 2015


Privacy

New iPhone update blocks apps from seeing other apps you've installed

New iPhone update blocks apps from seeing other apps you've installed

Privacy

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 Ellison25 Jun 2015