privacy

  1. Kevin Lancaster

    Customer privacy under threat from data breaches

    Customer privacy under threat from data breaches As more personal information is collected up by ever-more-powerful computers, giant sets of data have become available for not only legitimate uses but also abuses.
  3. Kevin Lancaster

    Fight for more privacy for Internet users

    Fight for more privacy for Internet users Civil rights groups want to ensure that fixed line and mobile broadband users’ privacy is protected.
  4. Foxhound5366

    Windows 10 privacy debate

    Wellll ... that didn't last long. Two days in I finally got a chance to delve into Windows 10 settings, and promptly deactivated: Personalised adverts (something you have to do on a linked Microsoft website no less) The 'get to know me' feature ([-]hidden[/-] filed under 'Speech, inking and...
  5. QuintonB

    SA cyber security deal with China should worry you: DA

    South Africa’s cyber security deal with China is concerning: DA The recently signed Cyber Security Pact with China is cause for concern about South Africa’s attitude towards restrictions on Internet freedom, the DA says.
  6. Kevin Lancaster

    Is technology making life better?

    Is technology making your world better? Microsoft’s second annual survey of Internet users around the world shows what people think of the impact of technology on their lives
  7. W

    Vodacom altering web traffic, allowing websites to track you.

    Vodacom is currently editing all web traffic that is sent over its mobile internet service and inserting personal information, including your cellphone number, to the HTML header. Visit http://lessonslearned.org/sniff using your Vodacom internet service (Make sure you aren't connected to WiFi)...
  8. Kevin Lancaster

    Google and Apple prepare for privacy battle

    Google and Apple prepare for privacy battle A new battle is brewing over privacy for mobile devices, after moves by Google and Apple to toughen the encryption of their mobile devices sparked complaints from law enforcement
  9. Kevin Lancaster

    Google talks privacy rights

    Google talks privacy rights A panel appointed by search engine Google will hold the first of a series of meetings on Tuesday to debate the balance between privacy and the free flow of information
  10. QuintonB

    iPhone "back door" lets Apple access your personal data

    iPhones can extract a large amount of deeply personal data Personal data including text messages, contact lists and photos can be extracted from iPhones through previously unpublicized techniques by Apple Inc employees, the company acknowledged this week.
  11. Kevin Lancaster

    Google faces privacy lawsuit

    Google to face privacy lawsuit A federal judge rejected Google’s bid to dismiss a privacy lawsuit claiming it disclosed user data to advertisers without permission
  12. jes

    Reset the Net: take back your online privacy

    Reset the Net: take back your online privacy Asking that governments respect our online privacy is not enough, argues Reset the Net. We need to take it back.
    • jes
    • Thread
    • fight for the future headline mass surveillance national security agency (nsa) privacy reset the net surveillance
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. jes

    Google gets take-down requests after EU court ruling

    Google gets take-down requests after EU court ruling Google is already getting requests to remove objectionable personal information from its search engine
  14. jes

    Europe's top court backs 'right to be forgotten' in Google case

    Europe's top court backs 'right to be forgotten' in Google case The European Union Court of Justice sided with privacy rights supporters saying that Google can be required to remove sensitive information from its search results.
  15. QuintonB

    Microsoft makes some Hotmail privacy promises

    Microsoft revises Hotmail privacy policy Microsoft Corp has said it will now refer all suspicions of illegal activity on its email services to law enforcement.
  16. jes

    Anonymity apps are on the rise

    Anonymity apps on the rise At a time when Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are pushing people to put forward their most polished, put-together selves, a new class of mobile applications aims for a bit more honesty.
  17. jes

    Google won’t face email privacy class action

    Google won’t face email privacy class action Google won a significant legal victory as a US judge decided not to combine several lawsuits that accused the Internet search company of violating the privacy rights
  18. jes

    Another E-toll website security flaw uncovered

    New E-toll website security flaw uncovered Another security flaw has been uncovered on Sanral’s E-toll website that lets a “hacker” see the outstanding balance on any vehicle
    • jes
    • Thread
    • e-toll headline privacy south african national roads agency limited (sanral)
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  19. jes

    World Wide Web marks 25th anniversary with anti-spy campaign

    World Wide Web marks 25th anniversary with anti-spy campaign The world wide web marked the 25th anniversary of its invention with a new campaign for a “free, open and truly global Internet.”
  20. jes

    Privacy Metaphors

    Privacy Metaphors We are living through a privacy tipping point. Technology is dramatically changing what is possible in terms of surveillance, monitoring, persistence, analysis
    • jes
    • Thread
    • bigdata headline metaphor opendata paradigm pii privacy research surveillance
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  21. jes

    MWEB website security flaw exposed account info

    MWEB website security flaw A vulnerability in the MWEB online bill viewing system let subscribers see one another’s invoices, and has been fixed
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