Tag: privacy
Police Fight a Losing Battle Against Encrypted Comms
Police say they cracked the Sky ECC message app, which has 170,000 users and is allegedly used by drugs traffickers. However, a string of similar operations suggests a flawed strategy.
Activists File Privacy Complaints Over Apple’s User Tracking Codes
Apple's identifier for advertisers (IDFA) may have violated the EU rules that also require user consent for non-essential cookies.
Activists File GDPR Complaint about A1 Telekom Austria
The burden on telcos to provide data to customers could be greatly increased if the activists who destroyed the US-EU data protection safe harbor succeed with their latest legal challenge.
Privacy Breach at Virtual Telecoms Conference
Delegates of the Virtual ITW conference were warned their profile information, including their messages, could be accessed by other users if personalized hyperlinks had been forwarded to them.
COVID-19, Privacy and Telecoms: A Round-Up
From satellite tracking to CDR data to contact-tracing apps, many mechanisms are being used to monitor people's movements. This raises concerns about the balance between health and privacy.
Canadian Operator TELUS Guest Edits IEEE Magazine on Privacy and Security by Design
The deadline for submissions is 30th September.
Simjacker Privacy Vulnerability Is Activated by SMS
AdaptiveMobile Security found a security weakness in a legacy app found on many SIM cards. The vulnerability is independent of the user's handset and 1bn users are potentially at risk.
Record $170mn Fine after Google and YouTube Abused Kids’ Privacy
Chairman Joe Simons of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) defended a settlement that some commentators called 'meager'.
Google Claims that Blocking Cookies Is Bad for Privacy
Google has a cunning plan to 'enhance' your privacy by forcing you to accept cookies which rival browsers increasingly block.
Ghana MP Says National RA System Violates Privacy
Samuel George MP claimed that encryption filters which should protect voice calls and messages are not working.
Can Solid Bring ‘Balance’ to the Web?
Tim Berners-Lee intends to guide 'the next stage of the web' but his plan to encourage users to create networked personal data pods suffers from an excess of ambition.
Encrypted Comms CEO Admits Working for Drug Lords
Canadian business Phantom Secure was designed to service organized crime. It modified Blackberries to only send encrypted emails via servers in places like Hong Kong and Panama.
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