UK government reportedly plans anti-encryption marketing campaign
The UK state’s obsession with end-to-end encryption shows no sign of abating, with a questionable £0.5 million ad campaign set to be launched.
The UK state’s obsession with end-to-end encryption shows no sign of abating, with a questionable £0.5 million ad campaign set to be launched.
Self-styled “family safety platform”, Life360, is alleged to have sold the precise location data of its users to many data brokers, which then sell it on to all kinds of customers.
US gadget giant Apple is suing Israeli smartphone spyware maker NSO Group on behalf of iPhone users it alleges had their phones hacked.
Internet giant Facebook has teamed up with Ray-Ban to launch a pair of shades that not only hide your eyes but enable you to surreptitiously record video.
A couple of investigations have revealed that some services that pride themselves on user privacy might not be nearly as secure as they claim.
Apple has launched a defence of its controversial new system to scan users’ devices for child sexual material after over 5,000 people and organizations signed an open letter against it.
Apple has caused a stir with its new child safety measures, which other tech firms and privacy advocates say could unwittingly open the door to let governments spy on their citizens.
A set of reports has been published that alleges some countries are using malware to spy on political opponents, activists and journalists.
The Indian government is increasingly unhappy about its inability to intercept private communications.
There is apparently a trust problem around digital identities and no wonder, with talk of vaccine passports being required for previously unrestricted activities.
The latest version of the operating system that runs most of the world’s smartphones has been unveiled.
President Trump issued two executive orders on Thursday to prohibit all transactions with TikTok and WeChat in 45 days’ time.
TikTok has seemingly taken Huawei’s position as the primary focus of US aggression in recent weeks, though the social media app is planning a data centre investment to ease European concerns.
Prospect of much tighter controls on social media sparks renewed interest in privacy tools.
Privacy authorities in the UK and Australia have announced a joint investigation into Clearview AI, a US firm which provides facial recognition technologies.
An investigation by Vice has revealed the market in stolen data counts government agencies as customers, as they seek to bypass data privacy laws.
Identity software company Okta has surveyed a bunch of people in the UK and found that we’re among the most willing to provide location data to help fight COVID-19.
While some might be looking for holes to pick in Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation, the rules have laid the foundations of a safer and more consumer-empowered digital economy.
The general public is angry with authority today and it appears Amazon is attempting to capitalise on this sentiment with a shallow PR stunt.
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