Privacy

Security

Red Cross forced to shutter family reunion service following cyberattack and data leak

Director-general pleads with cyber-scum: leave this data alone, because the people involved have suffered enough

20 Jan 2022 07:58 |

Networks

Plumspace's Smart SFP TAP can monitor, capture or relay gigabit-speed comms – for legitimate business reasons

Hardware hacker spots 'ghost in the ethernet optic'

18 Jan 2022 10:27 | 10

Legal

Lawmakers propose TLDR Act because no one reads Terms of Service agreements

The bill calls for concise, machine readable summaries of how websites and apps use client data

14 Jan 2022 22:33 | 36

Security

Austrian watchdog rules German company's use of Google Analytics breached GDPR by sending data to US

Schrems II ruling continues to trouble transatlantic data sharing

13 Jan 2022 14:48 | 44

Security

EU data watchdog to Europol: You've helped yourself to too much data

Law enforcement agency now has one year to delete any data older than 6 months not related to criminal activity

11 Jan 2022 11:47 | 8

In brief

Mobile networks really hate Apple's Private Relay: Some folks find iOS privacy feature blocked on their iPhones

Plus: Verizon's personal data grab, and more

11 Jan 2022 03:51 | 63

Personal Tech

Worst of CES Awards: The least private, least secure, least repairable, and least sustainable

Want fatuous stuff that treats you with contempt? Look no further

07 Jan 2022 22:50 | 94

Networks

It takes more clicks to reject their cookies than accept them, so France fines Facebook and Google over €200m

They'll have to cough €100,000 a day if they don't fix it within 3 months...

06 Jan 2022 12:26 | 112

Applications

Google Chrome 97 relaxes privacy protection just a little to help out Microsoft

New keyboard API will let online Office apps handle shortcut keys better

06 Jan 2022 01:44 | 18

Security

John Edwards takes the reins at the UK's data protection watchdog

Information Commissioner faces a year of upheaval in data law

04 Jan 2022 13:58 | 14

Analysis

Google Chrome's upcoming crackdown on ad-blockers and other extensions still really sucks, EFF laments

Three years of pushback have produced few changes while search giant insists it's listening to netizens

14 Dec 2021 21:30 | 97

Something for the Weekend, Sir?

Playing jigsaw on my roof: They can ID you from your hygiene habits

Pat McGovern knew his way around a trash can

10 Dec 2021 10:07 | 74

Legal

German court rules cookie preference service that shared IP addresses with US firm should be halted

Schrems II starts to be felt in Europe

08 Dec 2021 17:20 | 34

Security

Virgin Media fined £50,000 after spamming 451,000 who didn't want marketing emails

Data watchdog shows it's keeping its PECR up

08 Dec 2021 16:37 | 31

Opinion

Nigeria's central bank digital currency is 'same Naira, more possibilities' – if you count government snooping

Privacy challenges and rushed implementation should make this cash alternative much less attractive

22 Nov 2021 11:00 | 3

Updated

Facebook ditches its creepy, controversial robot – yes, its facial-recognition AI

Social network is going to sit this one out until clear rules are formulated

02 Nov 2021 21:47 | 14

Security

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 11:48 | 11

Personal Tech

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 22:51 | 38

Networks

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 19:52 | 22

Security

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 06:50 | 21

Register Debate

Reg readers: Don't assume anything when sharing health data

Debate exhibits chronic distrust of policy makers, Big Pharma, and insurance companies

15 Oct 2021 10:30 | 21

Security

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 20:11 | 6

Register Debate

Sharing medical records with researchers: Assumed consent works in theory – just not yet in practice

The UK shows us how not to run an opt-out approach

14 Oct 2021 10:45 | 31

Register debate

I'm diabetic. I'd rather risk my shared health data being stolen than a double amputation

You want my medical records? Good, take them – now find me a cure

13 Oct 2021 10:45 | 110

Updated

Android OS vendor variants transmit data with no opt-out

Study finds privacy gaps in Android implementations from Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, Realme, and LineageOS

13 Oct 2021 00:36 | 62

Register debate

Patients must know how their health records are used – and approve any sharing for research

Who really benefits from 'secondary use' of your medical data?

12 Oct 2021 10:45 | 44

Software

Google's Privacy Budget doesn't add up, says Mozilla CTO - amazingly enough

Chocolate Factory says its fingerprinting spec is unfinished

11 Oct 2021 20:56 | 15

Databases

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 12:16 | 43

Opinion

Sir Tim Berners-Lee and the BBC stage a very British coup to rescue our data from Facebook and friends

Terms and conditions apply, and that’s a good thing

04 Oct 2021 08:30 | 189

Applications

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 22:01 | 21

Legal

Brit law firm files suit against Google and Deepmind over use of hospital patients' data

Royal Free Hospital saga continues as representative action brought

30 Sep 2021 16:02 | 15

Personal Tech

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 01:43 | 26

Applications

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 22:58 | 13

Updated

Bepanted shovel-toting farmer wins privacy payout from France TV

Unwitting star of #Slipgate viral images awarded reduced damages, tempts Streisand effect

16 Sep 2021 17:10 | 22

Legal

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 04:57 | 44

Security

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 01:21 | 33

Security

Proton welcomes Sir Tim Berners-Lee to its advisory board – as ProtonMail suffers a privacy backlash

'I am a firm supporter of privacy,' Sir Tim declares - even as the service is lambasted over IP logging

08 Sep 2021 18:55 | 16

Security

Can WhatsApp moderators really read your encrypted texts? Yes ... if you forward them to the abuse dept

Where did people think spam and harassment reports were going?

07 Sep 2021 21:13 | 24

Security

Norwegian student tracks Bluetooth headset wearers by wardriving around Oslo on a bicycle

Address randomisation not implemented on some, it seems

04 Sep 2021 07:09 | 59

Security

Apple stalls CSAM auto-scan on devices after 'feedback' from everyone on Earth

Critics celebrate reconsideration of 'spyPhone' regime

03 Sep 2021 20:48 | 56

Personal Tech

Apple wants to scan iCloud to protect kids, can't even keep them safe in its own App Store – report

Tech Transparency Project accuses iGiant of lip service to child safety

26 Aug 2021 19:46 | 13

Networks

UK promises big data law shake-up... while also keeping the EU happy, of course. What could go wrong?

New Information Commissioner to be given licence to promote 'innovation and growth'

26 Aug 2021 12:24 | 156

Legal

Facebook used facial recognition without consent 200,000 times, says South Korea's data watchdog

Hands Zuck its second-largest fine ever, also makes Netflix pay up and warns Google to be more obvious about privacy

26 Aug 2021 04:57 | 22

Legal

China puts continuous consent at the center of data protection law

Regs coming into effect from November 1 even give your family rights to your data after you log off this mortal coil

23 Aug 2021 07:03 | 14

AI + ML

Apple's bright idea for CSAM scanning could start 'persecution on a global basis' – 90+ civil rights groups

Letter to Cook & Co warns image-probing tech could also harm kids

19 Aug 2021 19:22 | 109

Personal Tech

Once again, Facebook champions privacy ... of its algorithms: Independent probe into Instagram shut down

AlgorithmWatch ends newsfeed study after 'thinly veiled threat'

13 Aug 2021 22:53 | 16

Software

Dutch education IT crisis averted as Google agrees to 'major privacy improvements'

'Google has agreed to become more transparent' - over optimistic?

11 Aug 2021 07:01 | 14

Updated

Apple is about to start scanning iPhone users' devices for banned content, professor warns

For now it's child abuse material but the tech has mission creep written in

05 Aug 2021 22:00 | 364

Software

Mozilla slams post-cookie ad tech proposals SWAN and UID2 - needs much more work

Replacements for cookie-based tracking still pose privacy problems

05 Aug 2021 20:19 | 15

Updated

Facebook takes bold stance on privacy – of its ads: Independent transparency research blocked

Heaven forbid someone lifts the lid on social network's disinformation and public manipulation

04 Aug 2021 20:17 | 49

Personal Tech

Euro watchdog will try to extract $900m from Amazon for breaking data privacy laws

You miss every shot you don't take, we guess

30 Jul 2021 22:33 | 44

Applications

Privacy proves elusive in Google's Privacy Sandbox

Like FLoC, FLEDGE isn't yet ready to fly for web-based ads, judging from this proof-of-concept exploit code

29 Jul 2021 19:55 | 17

Column

Restoring your privacy costs money, which makes it a marker of class

Opting out of data monetisation is neither easy nor cheap

15 Jul 2021 09:15 | 89

OSes

Happy 4.20: Latest version of Tails bakes connection wizard into pro-privacy Linux distro

Operating system now more flexible in how you get online

14 Jul 2021 18:29 | 1

Applications

Google herds FLoC back to the lab for undisclosed post-third-party-cookie ad tech modifications

Privacy advocates say surgery on bird-themed system must happen in public

08 Jul 2021 23:11 | 13

Software

Who in America is standing up to privacy-bothering facial-recognition tech? Maine is right now leading the pack

'This technology is too dangerous to be regulated, it shouldn’t be used at all'

01 Jul 2021 00:06 | 16

Personal Tech

Google: About that whole getting rid of third-party cookies thing – we're gonna need another year or so

Plan to reinvent advertising turns out to be more difficult than expected

25 Jun 2021 00:46 | 20

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Articles tagged with Privacy

Red Cross forced to shutter family reunion service following cyberattack and data leak

Plumspace's Smart SFP TAP can monitor, capture or relay gigabit-speed comms – for legitimate business reasons

Lawmakers propose TLDR Act because no one reads Terms of Service agreements

Austrian watchdog rules German company's use of Google Analytics breached GDPR by sending data to US

EU data watchdog to Europol: You've helped yourself to too much data

Mobile networks really hate Apple's Private Relay: Some folks find iOS privacy feature blocked on their iPhones

Worst of CES Awards: The least private, least secure, least repairable, and least sustainable

It takes more clicks to reject their cookies than accept them, so France fines Facebook and Google over €200m

Google Chrome 97 relaxes privacy protection just a little to help out Microsoft

John Edwards takes the reins at the UK's data protection watchdog

Google Chrome's upcoming crackdown on ad-blockers and other extensions still really sucks, EFF laments

Playing jigsaw on my roof: They can ID you from your hygiene habits

German court rules cookie preference service that shared IP addresses with US firm should be halted

Virgin Media fined £50,000 after spamming 451,000 who didn't want marketing emails

Nigeria's central bank digital currency is 'same Naira, more possibilities' – if you count government snooping

Facebook ditches its creepy, controversial robot – yes, its facial-recognition AI

HIV Scotland fined £10,000 for BCC email blunder identifying names of virus-carriers' patient-advocates

Antitrust battle latest: Google, Facebook 'colluded' to smash Apple's privacy protections

It's 'near-impossible to escape persistent surveillance' by American ISPs, says FTC

How your phone, laptop, or watch can be tracked by their Bluetooth transmissions

Reg readers: Don't assume anything when sharing health data

WhatsApp's got your back(ups) with encryption for stored messages

Sharing medical records with researchers: Assumed consent works in theory – just not yet in practice

I'm diabetic. I'd rather risk my shared health data being stolen than a double amputation

Android OS vendor variants transmit data with no opt-out

Patients must know how their health records are used – and approve any sharing for research

Google's Privacy Budget doesn't add up, says Mozilla CTO - amazingly enough

England's Data Guardian warns of plans to grant police access to patient data

Sir Tim Berners-Lee and the BBC stage a very British coup to rescue our data from Facebook and friends

What do iOS and Android have in common? Their apps suck at privacy, boffins say

Brit law firm files suit against Google and Deepmind over use of hospital patients' data

Tobacco giants don't get to decide who does research on smoking. Why does Facebook get to dictate studies?

Google extends right-to-be-forgotten to app permissions on older Android devices

Bepanted shovel-toting farmer wins privacy payout from France TV

Australia gave police power to compel sysadmins into assisting account takeovers – so they plan to use it

WhatsApp to offer end-to-end encrypted backups in iCloud, Google Drive with user-managed keys

Proton welcomes Sir Tim Berners-Lee to its advisory board – as ProtonMail suffers a privacy backlash

Can WhatsApp moderators really read your encrypted texts? Yes ... if you forward them to the abuse dept

Norwegian student tracks Bluetooth headset wearers by wardriving around Oslo on a bicycle

Apple stalls CSAM auto-scan on devices after 'feedback' from everyone on Earth

Apple wants to scan iCloud to protect kids, can't even keep them safe in its own App Store – report

UK promises big data law shake-up... while also keeping the EU happy, of course. What could go wrong?

Facebook used facial recognition without consent 200,000 times, says South Korea's data watchdog

China puts continuous consent at the center of data protection law

Apple's bright idea for CSAM scanning could start 'persecution on a global basis' – 90+ civil rights groups

Once again, Facebook champions privacy ... of its algorithms: Independent probe into Instagram shut down

Dutch education IT crisis averted as Google agrees to 'major privacy improvements'

Apple is about to start scanning iPhone users' devices for banned content, professor warns

Mozilla slams post-cookie ad tech proposals SWAN and UID2 - needs much more work

Facebook takes bold stance on privacy – of its ads: Independent transparency research blocked

Euro watchdog will try to extract $900m from Amazon for breaking data privacy laws

Privacy proves elusive in Google's Privacy Sandbox

Restoring your privacy costs money, which makes it a marker of class

Happy 4.20: Latest version of Tails bakes connection wizard into pro-privacy Linux distro

Google herds FLoC back to the lab for undisclosed post-third-party-cookie ad tech modifications

Not for children: Audacity fans drop the f-bomb after privacy agreement changes

Google has second thoughts about cutting cookies, so serves up CHIPs

Data collected to promote public health must never be surrendered to police

Who in America is standing up to privacy-bothering facial-recognition tech? Maine is right now leading the pack

Google: About that whole getting rid of third-party cookies thing – we're gonna need another year or so

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