Privacy Archives

Privacy trends: People ‘less likely to protect their phones than computers’

October 9, 2018

Identity thefts, celebrity photo leaks, and other data breaches happen because of disproportionate trust in smartphone security, according to new research.

Google dodges fine: UK court blocks iPhone data breach citing ‘lack of damages’

October 8, 2018

The UK’s High Court has blocked a court case against Google, which claimed the tech giant had collected sensitive information from over 4 million iPhone users using a loophole.

Facebook expands into hardware with ‘Portal’ video chat screens

October 8, 2018

Facebook is launching two video call devices that use is Messenger platform and Alexa’s smart assistant, but the AI zooming feature is sparking privacy concerns.

Would you give your delivery driver you house keys? Waitrose trials in-home delivery

October 5, 2018

Waitrose has unveiled trial plans to allow for in-home delivery, letting delivery drivers to stock people’s fridges and food cupboards while they’re out.

UK has second largest smart home market in Europe

October 4, 2018

The UK smart home market was worth £900m in 2017, making it the second largest market in Europe, according to new research.

Instagram founders step down

October 1, 2018

The co-founders of Instagram have announced they are quitting the social media company.

Data fail: Conservative Conference app exposes MPs’ phone numbers

October 1, 2018

A new app designed to help the Conservative Conference in the UK this week has sparked a PR disaster, after the app let anyone to see the mobile numbers of attendees and to change their photos and details.

Apple addresses data fears with new privacy features on iOS12

September 18, 2018

Apple has released its latest operating system, iOS12 , featuring Intelligent Tracking Prevention, a placed on customer trust in a climate of fears around data.

Google Map app “still records location even if tracking is turned off”

August 15, 2018

Google Maps services on Android and iPhone devices store records of a user’s location even after they have enabled privacy settings that claim to halt the practice, according to a new report.

Facebook gets maximum fine for Cambridge Analytica scandal (but it would be much higher under GDPR)

July 11, 2018

Facebook is to be fined with the maximum £500,000 ($663,000) fine over data protection breaches related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.