Telcos and Internet Giants Join Forces to Fight Californian Privacy Law
Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, AT&T, Verizon and Comcast oppose new online privacy rights for Californians.
8 AT&T Peering Sites Identified as NSA Spying Hubs
Obtaining traffic from AT&T peering nodes is an efficient way for US electronic spies to monitor targets well beyond their borders.
US Telcos Cut Off Location Data Middlemen
Telco bosses were quick to distance themselves from ‘shady’ data brokers but many details about lax sharing of location data remain unresolved.
Dutch Court Rules Against Business Selling Hyperlinks to Unlicensed Films
The decision further clarified what should be considered essential to the act of copyright piracy on the internet.
FIFA Threatens to Sue over Saudi Pirate TV Showing World Cup
Pirate TV provider beoutQ blatantly copies the feed of beIN Sports, but FIFA must be pragmatic about Saudi copyright abuse.
Ex-Panama President to Face Wiretap Charges
Ricardo Martinelli has powerful friends but the US approved his extradition so he can be tried for using advanced tech to spy on the comms of other Panamanian politicians.
Telenor Sweden Finally Agrees to Block The Pirate Bay
Telenor’s Swedish ISP has changed its policy on The Pirate Bay though no new court order has been issued.
Not Sure What GDPR Ensures
A new ISO working group claims its standard will ‘ensure consumer privacy at every step’… or does it?
Website Leaks User Locations for All US Mobile Networks
A free demo service that allowed people to locate their own phones was vulnerable to anonymous exploitation.
Never Trust Anyone Claiming ‘90% Certification’ for GDPR
Somebody from Microsoft said something idiotic about data protection, then drew attention to several other idiocies.