Privacy & Intellectual Property
Email Extortion Aimed at Ashley Madison Users
Our industry needs to think seriously about how we maintain the integrity of email addresses, if we want to keep using them as a key that opens access to other online services.
Privacy – another journey into the unknown?
Having multiple online personae is one way to manage privacy.
Carphone Warehouse Data Breach Affects 2.4m
The British mobile phone retailer discovered the cyber attack on 5th August but took several days to warn customers.
New Australian Online Piracy Law Threatens Websites and VPNs
Legitimate websites and VPN services are at risk, if courts interpret the new law too loosely.
Using Canaries to Protect Privacy
An increasing number of providers use 'warrant canaries' to bypass legal gagging orders, allowing them to signal when governments are snooping on customer data.
Review of Ofcom Report on Data and the IoT
The UK regulator asked WIK-Consult to summarize research into how to engage with customers about their IoT data. They concluded there is a lot of work to do.
A European Fight for Free Open Wifi
An open letter signed by the EFF and Mozilla asks Europe's top court to reverse a German legal decision that imposes password locks on all free WiFi networks.
Euro Parliament Committee Opposes Geo-Blocking
Julia Reda, the Pirate MEP, persuaded the Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee to approve her report on copyright reform.
UN Human Rights Report Backs Encryption
A UN Special Rapporteur blasted governments for undermining encrypted and anonymous comms. He encouraged tech companies to secure their customers' right to free speech.
Reporters Find 20 IMSI-Catchers in London
Sky News used technology from a German security firm to detect at least 20 IMSI-catchers over a period of three weeks. The Police neither confirms nor denies ownership of the IMSI-catchers.
Paying for Privacy: Ask a stupid question…
Are customers willing to pay for privacy? Some say there are no stupid questions, but if there are stupid questions, this is one of the stupidest.
Why Silent Circle Moved to Switzerland
Philip Zimmermann, inventor of PGP and co-founder of encrypted comms supplier Silent Circle, spoke to the UK's Guardian newspaper about his fear of surveillance.
The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard
Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.
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