Google responds to location-stalking outcry by… tweaking words on its BS support page Hi, is that the FTC? Yep, they're at it again Personal Tech17 Aug 2018 | 44
Google risks mega-fine in EU over location 'stalking' Special Report First big test for GDPR looms Legal16 Aug 2018 | 104
Internet overseer ICANN loses a THIRD time in Whois GDPR legal war US org told by German court its delusional claims in privacy rules battle are not credible Legal07 Aug 2018 | 87
Web doc iCliniq plugs leaky S3 bucket stuffed full of medical records Exclusive Even the file names exposed sensitive info, claim researchers Security03 Aug 2018 | 13
Holy ship! UK shipping biz Clarksons blames megahack on single point of pwnage Cybercrim either 'hit the jackpot account' or knew which one to target, claims infoseccer Security01 Aug 2018 | 21
Oooooh! Fashion! Yes, 1m-plus accounts on clothes, trinket websites exposed by lax security Fingered e-commerce biz reckons just 'several thousand' Security01 Aug 2018 | 12
India mulls ban on probes into anonymized data use – with GDPR-style privacy laws Thought having your call center in India was a good idea? Maybe not so much now Legal31 Jul 2018 | 13
Shock Land Rover Discovery: Sellers could meddle with connected cars if not unbound Secondhand owners who didn't sell at JLR dealer can call us, says firm Security27 Jul 2018 | 123
Call records breach let users feel like Movistars (with everyone watching who they're talking to) Enumeration bug potentially allowed users to peek at each others' details Security18 Jul 2018 | 8
Thomas Cook website spills personal info – and it's fine with that Decides not to report code blunder despite Europe's new GDPR privacy rules Security10 Jul 2018 | 12
ICANN't get no respect: Europe throws Whois privacy plan in the trash Clueless DNS overseer sees lazy efforts torn apart – again Legal06 Jul 2018 | 72
Things that make you go hmmm: Do crypto key servers violate GDPR? One does not simply 'remove' data from key servers Security05 Jul 2018 | 57
Startup bank Monzo: We warned Ticketmaster months ago of site fraud Compromised payment cards detected in April, JavaScript code meddling revealed in June Security28 Jun 2018 | 21
Facebook, Google, Microsoft scolded for tricking people into spilling their private info Manipulative user interfaces lead netizens away from privacy Personal Tech27 Jun 2018 | 39
GDPR forgive us, it's been one month since you were enforced… … and we still aren’t accepting EU users Legal25 Jun 2018 | 165
ICANN pays to push Whois case to European Court of Justice Just has to lose GDPR rulings in other courts first Legal15 Jun 2018 | 39
Dixons Carphone 'fesses to mega-breach: Probes 'attempt to compromise' 5.9m payment cards Over a million records containing 'personal data' also affected Security13 Jun 2018 | 100
Whois? Whowas. So what's next for ICANN and its vast database of domain-name owners? Special report Beginning of the end of the US-led internet? Legal01 Jun 2018 | 71
German court snubs ICANN's bid to compel registrar to slurp up data GDPR hell to continue for unprepared DNS overseer Legal31 May 2018 | 38
The glorious uncertainty: Backup world is having a GDPR moment Many still unclear how 'right to erasure' will work Storage31 May 2018 | 109
USA needs law 'a lot like GDPR' – says Salesforce supremo Marc Benioff As his company smashes Q1 FY2019 On-Prem30 May 2018 | 21
BCC is hard, OK? Quite a lot of orgs blurted your email addresses in GDPR mailouts Ad blocker Ghostery, UK councils, vitamin sellers all in the blabtastic mix Security29 May 2018 | 49
Chief EU negotiator tells UK to let souped-up data adequacy dream die 'We cannot, and will not, share decision-making autonomy with a third country' Legal29 May 2018 | 208
Businesses brace themselves for a kicking as GDPR blows in Securing company data just got even harder On-Prem29 May 2018 | 42
GDPRmageddon: They think it's all over! Protip, it has only just begun After months of hysteria, firms sure have their work cut out Legal25 May 2018 | 64
Max Schrems is back: Facebook, Google hit with GDPR complaint 'Forced consent' is no consent, state legal challenges Legal25 May 2018 | 160
US websites block netizens in Europe: Why are they ghosting EU? It's not you, it's GDPR Because two years wasn't enough time to prepare Legal25 May 2018 | 242
Mobile app devs have, oh, about 9 hours left to decide whether to stay on Google's ad platform GDPR is their problem apparently Legal24 May 2018 | 42
UK.gov's use of black box algorithms to decide stuff needs watching PS: Don't forget to try to cash in on public data – MPs Legal23 May 2018 | 25
GDPR for everyone, cries Microsoft: We'll extend Europe's privacy rights worldwide Euroland is the new California – but not everyone is happy Personal Tech22 May 2018 | 77
Domain name sellers rub ICANN's face in sticky mess of Europe's GDPR Seeing as you love moratoriums on following the rules so much, how 'bout we get one, too? Legal18 May 2018 | 58
Whois privacy shambles becomes last-minute mad data scramble Internet address industry given one week to introduce unfinished GDPR policy Networks16 May 2018 | 43
Enterprise backup bods treat kit for ransomware code lurk Hoping to purge it of backup attack loops Storage15 May 2018 |
Android devs prepare to hit pause on ads amid Google GDPR chaos Hey Google. How will we eat? Legal15 May 2018 | 98
App devs bewildered by last-minute Google GDPR klaxon Don't worry, regulation still, er, WEEKS away Software10 May 2018 | 40
Consent, datasets and avoiding a visit from the information commissioner Idiot's guide to keeping your GDPR nose clean Legal10 May 2018 | 56
Brit govt told to do its homework ahead of talks over post-Brexit spy laws and data flows MPs warned that negotiations could take years, better lay the groundwork now Security10 May 2018 | 33
Adobe, 'hyper personalisation' and your privacy Adobe Summit End user privacy controls? We'll get back to you on that SaaS08 May 2018 | 60
Social networks have already violated the spirit of GDPR Closing off researchers’ access to APIs in the name of ‘safety’ means we’ll never know how we’re being screwed On-Prem08 May 2018 | 35
Irish High Court slams Facebook's conduct, smacks down bid to drag out data probe Judge: We had a 21-day hearing, why didn't you voice concerns about GDPR then? Legal02 May 2018 | 18
Post-Facebook fallout: Americans envy Europeans' privacy – top EU data watchdog US can't operate in 'splendid isolation' – Giovanni Buttarelli Legal02 May 2018 | 44
Publishers tell Google: We're not your consent lackeys GDP-argh! Trade groups say ad biz must clarify data use, take share of liability Legal01 May 2018 | 34
Windrush immigration papers scandal: What it didn't teach UK.gov about data compliance Comment Bye Amber Rudd. And hey, maybe it's time to talk about consent Legal30 Apr 2018 | 54
Europe fires back at ICANN's delusional plan to overhaul Whois for GDPR by next, er, year Special report How do we say this nicely? You need help Legal27 Apr 2018 | 115
Windrush immigration papers scandal is a big fat GDPR fail for UK.gov Comment Zero justification under current or planned data law for actions of Home Office Legal26 Apr 2018 | 163
There's just one month left 'til the big day: May 25... but don't panic! Are you a hoopy frood? Bootnotes25 Apr 2018 | 25
ICANN takes Whois begging bowl to Europe, comes back empty Rude awakening – yet again – for American DNS supremo Networks25 Apr 2018 | 45
IETF: GDPR compliance means caring about what's in your logfiles Don't log too much, nor keep the files for too long, to stay on right side of Euro privacy rules Legal24 Apr 2018 | 84
Nominet drains mug of tea, leans back, calmly explains how to make Whois GDPR-compliant .UK registry not entirely sure what all the fuss is about Networks19 Apr 2018 | 33
Facebook puts 1.5bn users on a boat from Ireland to California Social media giant continues its loving embrace of GDPR privacy rules On-Prem19 Apr 2018 | 54
Facebook previews GDPR privacy tools and, yep, it's the same old BS Comment ACCEPT AND CONTINUE. ACCEPT AND CONTINUE On-Prem18 Apr 2018 | 70
Hortonworks unfurls tool to cut grunt work, let firms spend more time rolling in juicy data And *checks watch* of course it'll be really useful for GDPR Networks18 Apr 2018 |
Whois is dead as Europe hands DNS overlord ICANN its arse Can we still have a GDPR moratorium, asks US domain-name body Networks14 Apr 2018 | 139
Facebook scandal: EU politicians should aim for straight answers, not star witnesses Comment Justice commish 'advises' Sheryl Sandberg to send her boss, but is Zuck best one to grill? Legal13 Apr 2018 | 38
eBay has locked me into undeletable Catch-22 trap, complains biz bod Tat bazaar hits back, says fraudulent activity detected On-Prem12 Apr 2018 | 37
Hey, so Europe's GDPR privacy deadline for Whois? We're going to miss it ... by a year or so Internet registries and registrars provide terrible timeline Networks10 Apr 2018 | 65
1.5 BEEELLION sensitive files found exposed online dwarf Panama Papers leak Borked FTP, SMB, rsync, and S3 buckets fingered Security05 Apr 2018 | 55
US spanks EU businesses in race to detect p0wned servers 175 days from breach to action could prove very expensive when GDPR kicks in Security05 Apr 2018 | 17
Facebook want us to believe banning Putin's troll army safeguards Russian democracy Stop laughing, this is serious: Zuck’s also decided only Europeans deserve GDPR-grade data protection On-Prem04 Apr 2018 | 36
India's prime minister accused of privacy breaches Narendra Modi's app may be a bit too slurpy Legal28 Mar 2018 | 4
Fake news is fake data, 'which makes it our problem', info-slurpers told Top Gartner tips: Know what data you hold, be trustworthy On-Prem23 Mar 2018 | 19
Addicts of Facebook and pals are easy prey for manipulative scumbags – thanks to tech giants' 'extraordinary reach' Let me at 'em, growls EU privacy watchdog Legal20 Mar 2018 | 62