Members of the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) have raised concerns over the amount of data collected by apps and websites with 67 per cent apps and sites collecting personal information of…
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Windows 10 spying on users? EU keeping watchful eyes on Microsoft
Recent reports of Windows 10 allegedly spying on users have been noted by the European Commission with the office of the Privacy Commissioner revealing that they are “paying close attention” on them…
Spotify CEO tries to clear up privacy policy confusion
In a post on Spotify’s site, CEO Daniel Ek has offered his apologies for the recent confusion caused by privacy policy updates and has tried to address concerns of the service’s users…
Germany wants Facebook to allow pseudonyms
The Hamburg Data Protection Authority is none too pleased with Facebook over the social networking site’s policy of not allowing people to use pseudonyms and has challenged this policy. The regulator said…
UK Home Secretary named Internet Villain at the 2015 ISPA awards
Internet Services Providers’ Association UK (ISPA UK) has named country’s Home Secretary Theresa May as the Internet Villain at its 2015 ISPA awards. Eighteen awards were given out on the night with…
Belgian watchdog accuses Facebook of disobeying European data-protection laws
Belgian Privacy Protection Commission has accused Facebook of not complying with the European data-protection laws as it still continues to track people online without their consent. “Facebook tramples on European and Belgian…
Facebook slapped with class action lawsuit over user privacy issue
Facebook has been slapped with a class action lawsuit which accuses the social networking giant of violating the privacy of its users by gathering their biometric face recognition data. The lawsuit, recently…
Snapchat publishes first-ever transparency report
Instant messaging service Snapchat has published its first-ever transparency report on government request for user data. Snapchat’s data request report covers a four-month period starting November 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015…
Facebook tracking each and every visitor’s browsing activities, new research says
Facebook is tracking all visitors to its social networking site, even those who don’t have a Facebook account or those who have explicitly chosen to opt out of tracking, a study commissioned…
Google’s appeal to block privacy breach lawsuit rejected by court
Google has lost a bid to block a lawsuit brought in by three Brits on grounds of privacy breach. The plaintiffs, Judith Vidal-Hall, Robert Hann and Marc Bradshaw, accused Google of bypassing…
Research: Teenagers not really thinking about privacy on social media
Teenagers are not really thinking about privacy on social media platforms or at least not thinking about it like most adults, a new study has revealed. Researchers from the Pennsylvania State University…
Majority of Brits worried about how their personal data is handled
Majority of Brits are worried about how their personal data is handled by organizations storing them, new research reveals. According to research from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), 85 per cent of…
Youngsters more cautious when it comes to online privacy, new research claims
Young people are no longer interested in sharing intimate details of their lives with strangers online and are now taking a number of steps to safeguard their privacy on social media, a…
Microsoft cloud services now meet International Cloud Privacy Standard 27018
Microsoft on Monday announced its cloud services namely Microsoft Azure, Intune, Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online now meet the world’s first international standard for cloud privacy. Brad Smith, the company’s general…
Wickr’s new feature hides private pictures with adorable cat images
Secure messaging service Wickr has rolled out a new tool that allows private images to appear as cat pictures to those Facebook friends whom the user has unselected to share the picture…