Privacy

USMobile Launches Scrambl3 App for Enterprise-Grade Security

Apple’s ongoing tussle with the FBI has brought the issues of privacy and security to greater public attention. Now, USMobile has launched Scrambl3, an iOS app enabling high-value targets of…

Microsoft Addresses Various Privacy Worries About Windows 10

Thanks to a more desktop-oriented interface and favorable reviews, Windows 10 has had a decent honeymoon since its launch in July – but that hasn’t stopped Microsoft from openly addressing…

EFF Highly Praises and Scores Apple For Privacy Policies

Two weeks ago, Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly re-iterated his company’s commitment to user privacy and implied that rivals including Facebook and Google were trailing Apple in this area. His…

US Privacy Confidence at New Low, Survey Indicates

The vast majority – 91% – of Americans believe that consumers have lost control over how personal information is collected and used by companies, according to a survey. A further…

Apple CEO Says Had ‘Very Open’ Privacy Talks in China

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook was quoted on Friday as saying he had “very open” talks on privacy and security with a senior Chinese official, days after a web monitoring…

EU Privacy Watchdogs Give Google Guidelines to Change Privacy Practices

European data privacy regulators on Thursday handed Google a package of guidelines to help it bring the way it collects and stores user data in line with EU law after six regulators…

Facebook Facing Class Action Law Suit From Austrian Law Student

Austrian law student and privacy advocate Max Schrems filed a class action suit against Facebook for violating European privacy laws by sharing private user data. Schrems alleges that Facebook’s data policy…

Snowden Encourages Anti-Surveillance Technologies

(Reuters) – Edward Snowden, a former U.S. spy agency contractor who leaked details of major U.S. surveillance programs, called on supporters at a hacking conference to spur development of easy-to-use…

Sher.ly, Sherlybox Makes a Personal Cloud Possible

Ever since it was revealed that the NSA can access people’s computers and tap into private information, alarmed United States citizens have been turning to private clouds for data security. What…

Facebook Wants to ‘Listen’ to Your Music and TV

Facebook is to release a new feature on its mobile app that “listens” to your music and TV shows. If the song or show is recognised by the app, users…

Facebook Expands Privacy Checkup Tool

More Facebook users can expect to see a blue cartoon dinosaur popping up in their feeds, reminding them to check their privacy settings. No stranger to privacy fiascos, Facebook had…

Apple, Yahoo and Google Claim Right to Read User Emails

The UK’s Guardian has published a report that reveals the big email providers’ privacy conditions only stretch so far. The report explains how, along with Yahoo and Google, the fine print in Apple’s terms and conditions…

Experts Say NSA Rules Leave Privacy Vulnerable

Cyber security experts are questioning whether President Barack Obama can make good on his assurance that U.S. intelligence agencies aren’t spying on “ordinary folks.” That promise is especially dubious, experts…

Obama Reassures Internet CEOs on Tech Privacy

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sought to assure leading Internet and tech executives that his administration is committed to protecting people’s privacy, a week before a self-imposed deadline for a…

California Challenges Facebook Argument on Online Teen Privacy

SAN FRANCISCO — The Federal Trade Commission and California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris say that Facebook is misinterpreting how a children’s privacy law applies to teen privacy in a move…