HIV Scotland fined £10,000 for BCC email blunder identifying names of virus-carriers' patient-advocates
'Serious deficiencies in tech and organisational measures'
25 Oct 2021
Articles about Privacy
Antitrust battle latest: Google, Facebook 'colluded' to smash Apple's privacy protections
Amended Texas complaint alleges backroom efforts to maintain ad dominance and more
22 Oct 2021
It's 'near-impossible to escape persistent surveillance' by American ISPs, says FTC
Watchdog finds dubious data gathering, illusory solicitations for consent
22 Oct 2021
How your phone, laptop, or watch can be tracked by their Bluetooth transmissions
Unique fingerprints lurk in radio signals more often than not, it seems
22 Oct 2021
WhatsApp's got your back(ups) with encryption for stored messages
Global messaging giant extends security and privacy to Google Drive and Apple iCloud
14 Oct 2021
Sharing medical records with researchers: Assumed consent works in theory – just not yet in practice
Register Debate The UK shows us how not to run an opt-out approach
14 Oct 2021
I'm diabetic. I'd rather risk my shared health data being stolen than a double amputation
Register debate You want my medical records? Good, take them – now find me a cure
13 Oct 2021
Android OS vendor variants transmit data with no opt-out
Updated Study finds privacy gaps in Android implementations from Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, Realme, and LineageOS
13 Oct 2021
Patients must know how their health records are used – and approve any sharing for research
Register debate Who really benefits from 'secondary use' of your medical data?
12 Oct 2021
Google's Privacy Budget doesn't add up, says Mozilla CTO - amazingly enough
Chocolate Factory says its fingerprinting spec is unfinished
11 Oct 2021
England's Data Guardian warns of plans to grant police access to patient data
Proposed law could 'erode trust and confidence' in healthcare
11 Oct 2021
Sir Tim Berners-Lee and the BBC stage a very British coup to rescue our data from Facebook and friends
Opinion Terms and conditions apply, and that’s a good thing
04 Oct 2021
What do iOS and Android have in common? Their apps suck at privacy, boffins say
Plus 'widespread potential violations of US, EU, UK privacy law' as an added bonus
30 Sep 2021
Tobacco giants don't get to decide who does research on smoking. Why does Facebook get to dictate studies?
Boffins tell US lawmakers social media titans cannot be trusted to police themselves
29 Sep 2021
Google extends right-to-be-forgotten to app permissions on older Android devices
Software unused after a few months will lose access to sensitive features unless exempted
17 Sep 2021
Bepanted shovel-toting farmer wins privacy payout from France TV
Updated Unwitting star of #Slipgate viral images awarded reduced damages, tempts Streisand effect
16 Sep 2021
Australia gave police power to compel sysadmins into assisting account takeovers – so they plan to use it
Soon, authorities intend to flush out CSAM and the creeps who share it. After that … privacy types are worried
14 Sep 2021
WhatsApp to offer end-to-end encrypted backups in iCloud, Google Drive with user-managed keys
Funny how 'privacy-focused' Apple and Google haven't managed that
11 Sep 2021
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