Plans to authorise mass data collection and hacking by Britain’s spies do not do enough to protect privacy, a watchdog has warned. The extent of the intelligence agencies’ computer and…
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Internet monitoring bill 'must do more to protect privacy'
Plans to authorise mass data collection and hacking by Britain’s spies do not do enough to protect privacy, a watchdog has warned. The extent of the intelligence agencies’ computer and…
Uber pays $20,000 settlement over data claims
Uber has agreed to pay $20,000 (£13,700) and to strengthen its privacy policies to settle an investigation by New York’s attorney general. It follows allegations that the app-based taxi company…
Over 650 terabytes of data up for grabs due to publicly exposed MongoDB databases
Security researchers sound alarm on “very serious” privacy problem. By Lucian Constantin There are at least 35,000 publicly accessible and insecure MongoDB databases on the Internet, and their number appears…
The great encryption dilemma.
The great encryption dilemma. By Gordon Corera Security correspondent John Miller reckons he can get into pretty much any safe. A court order to the owner is one option, another…