Privacy


416 articles

Face scanning – privacy concern or identity protection?

Face scanning – privacy concern or identity protection?

Face scanning – privacy concern or identity protection?

What issues would face scanning attached to a mobile device resolve and, if used correctly, would it make the incursion into my privacy acceptable?

Tony Anscombe05 Dec 2019


Facebook bug turns on iPhone camera in the background

Facebook bug turns on iPhone camera in the background

Facebook bug turns on iPhone camera in the background

A recent update to Facebook’s iOS app introduced a bug that had some users worried

Amer Owaida13 Nov 2019


Streaming devices track viewing habits, study finds

Streaming devices track viewing habits, study finds

Streaming devices track viewing habits, study finds

Do you know what kind of data your streaming device may be collecting while you binge watch?

Amer Owaida15 Oct 2019


Do apps need all the permissions?

Do apps need all the permissions?

Do apps need all the permissions?

Why you should ensure that all those apps on your smartphone only run with the permissions they reasonably need to do their job

Tony Anscombe02 Oct 2019


Firefox 69: Third-party tracking cookies and cryptomining now blocked by default

Firefox 69: Third-party tracking cookies and cryptomining now blocked by default

Firefox 69: Third-party tracking cookies and cryptomining now blocked by default

Firefox new Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) feature launched to all users of the browser to offer better privacy and protection from cryptojacking.

Gabrielle Ladouceur Despins06 Sep 2019


Education and privacy legislation at ChannelCon

Education and privacy legislation at ChannelCon

Education and privacy legislation at ChannelCon

As education is becoming an increasingly vital tool in companies’ security toolboxes, the question arises: How can they effectively implement security awareness training?

Lysa Myers21 Aug 2019


Stopping stalkerware: What needs to change?

Stopping stalkerware: What needs to change?

Stopping stalkerware: What needs to change?

What technology makers and others can – and should – do to counter the kind of surveillance that starts at home

Lysa Myers25 Jun 2019


GDPR one year on: Most Europeans know at least some of their rights

GDPR one year on: Most Europeans know at least some of their rights

GDPR one year on: Most Europeans know at least some of their rights

On the other hand, a surprisingly high number of Europeans haven't even heard of the landmark legislation

Tomáš Foltýn14 Jun 2019


Spain’s top soccer league fined over its app’s ‘tactics’

Spain’s top soccer league fined over its app’s ‘tactics’

Spain’s top soccer league fined over its app’s ‘tactics’

La Liga has taken substantial flak for tapping into microphones and geolocation services in fans‘ phones in a bid to root out piracy

Tomáš Foltýn12 Jun 2019