Google’s latest assault on Privacy – Project-Fi
Google announced on their blog today that they are launching Project Fi – a new mobile network for owners of Nexus 6 devices. Basically Google have partnered with Sprint and T-Mobile to become a...
View ArticleIs Twitter misleading its users on Data Protection?
Recently I wrote an article about Amazon and other companies opening European Datacentres in an attempt to mitigate concerns over mass surveillance by the NSA and other intelligence agencies. The...
View ArticleQuis custodiet ipsos custodes?
The GCHQ will now be immune from prosecution from engaging in illegal hacking operations. This state of affairs is now made by possible as a result of amendments made to the Computer Misuse Act 1990....
View ArticleAn open letter to all members of the House of Commons
Our democracy hinges on trust. We rely on our Parliamentarians to ensure that all citizens can undertake their daily activities with the knowledge that they are safe and secure,without unauthorised...
View ArticleHacking Team Hacked
If you enjoy irony, this is one of your better days: Hacking Team, purveyors of spyware (DaVinci) beloved by repressive regimes around the world, has been hacked. And its dirty laundry is being hung...
View ArticleNSA is missing a trick, here …
Lonely Chinese are chatting with a smartphone program. “Since Xiaoice collects vast amounts of intimate details on individuals, the program inevitably raises questions about users’ privacy.” Siri,...
View ArticleThe agony of indecision – Windows 10
It’s just sitting there. Mostly it’s being quiet – but every now and again it pops up: ‘Here I am. What are you going to do about me.’ Well I don’t know. Do I install Windows 10 and obey the business...
View ArticleECJ Says Safe Harbor Is Not So Safe
‘A milestone’ or a ‘historical’ decision cry the media around the world. It is like a deluge of comments and articles. The Open Rights Group speaks of a ‘Landmark victory for Privacy rights’. Like a...
View ArticleiPhone and the FBI backdoor
Much is being written about the FBI’s court order instructing Apple to provide a backdoor into a terrorist’s iPhone. And much praise is being heaped upon Apple for its disinclination to do so. This...
View ArticleLiving the Nightmare
This is the stuff of nightmares. It is a nightmare set in a shadowy world of total government surveillance, where government can spy on anyone pretty much unhindered (IP Bill), and where citizens’...
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