Recently Twitter seized on a comment by FBI director James Comey describing how he puts tape over the webcam of his personal laptop. Many seized on the privacy aspects of the comment but generally the technical aspects were overlooked. Dr David Chismon, senior research consultant of MWR InfoSecurity highlights the bigger picture when a webcam … [Read more…]
EU watchdogs have demanded revisions to a consumer data sharing deal with the US, intended to be a replacement for the long-running ‘Safe Harbour’ pact between the two regions.
A new web browser that blocks ads and serves its own, giving the viewer a cut of the ad revenue, has been branded “blatantly illegal” by US publishers.
What are the key motivations behind ad-blocking? This new research from Global Web Index suggests that annoying ads, rather than privacy issues, drive most people to filtering software.
Simon Farthing, Head of Consultancy at data science consultancy Profusion, discusses how data science can be used to identify life events to improve marketing campaigns.
Cybercrime is not seen as an equal threat as traditional crimes, such as burglary, according to a new survey.
Human-recommendation app Peeple has gone live, six months after vanishing from the app store after a privacy outcry.
The UK governemnt has expanded powers in its so-called ‘Snooper’s Charter’, letting police access everyone’s web browsing histories and to hack into phones.
The company that’s successfully predicted the Best Picture Oscar winner for the last 3 years – by analysing web surfing habits of people with similar demographics to Oscar voters – has released its 2016 prediction. And the winner is…
A last minute agreement on EU-US ‘Safe Harbour’ transatlantic data transfers has been announced, in a move that could save business millions in extra fees for privacy protection… but many critics are wary of the privacy implications for citizens.