Vodafone blows the trumpet. Says “We are making a call to end direct access as a means of government agencies obtaining people’s communication data”.
Category: Public Sector
Cyber Essentials Scheme: UK Government’s initiative to help businesses stay secure
The scheme will help businesses deploy cyber security controls effectively to defend against the most common cyber attacks emanating from the web.
Special taskforce of EU privacy watchdogs to oversee Google removal requests
Privacy watchdogs to keep an eye on Google over how it handles removal requests and complaints from users if any
Turkey Top Court lifts YouTube Ban
Blanket Ban on YouTube was lifted, but the service still remains unavailable!!
China to curtail instant messaging services
It’s the instant messaging services now, which will face China’s pressure to control information!
Iran summons ‘Zionist’ Mark Zuckerberg over WhatsApp, Instagram privacy concerns
Mark Zuckerberg receives ‘come hither’ from Iranian Court!
China working on new Windows-like Linux OS after Windows 8 ban
China wants its citizens to adopt Linux; give away Windows.
Authorities in US, Europe to formally probe eBay over security breach
EBay is going to be formally investigated in US and Europe, authorities in both the regions have revealed.
Microsoft wards off FBI order to disclose Office 365 subscriber information
Microsoft manages to score a small win against FBI.
Windows 8 forbidden for government use in China
China has announced that it has banned all government computers from using Microsoft Windows 8 operating system, citing future security concerns as reason. The Central Government Procurement Center has dealt Microsoft a…
GCHQ litigated over ‘unlawful hacking’
UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has been sued by Rights group Privacy International on Tuesday, demanding an end to surveillance programs deemed to be “incompatible with democratic principles and human rights standards.”…
CCI: Google under fresh probe over Adwords
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has initiated a new investigation into Google’s alleged misuse of its monopoly in online search.
ECJ: Google must honour ‘right to be forgotten’
The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg on Tuesday ruled that search engines, in some cases, must remove irrelevant or excessive personal information from the search results. The case highlighted the battle…
UK’s 4 big ISPs team up for kids’ online safety initiative Internet Matters
The UK’s telecommunications giants – BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin, have teamed up for the first time to launch a new child internet safety initiative Internet Matters. Internet Matters portal went live…
Healthcare.gov resets passwords of all registered users in wake of Heartbleed
Healthcare.gov has reset passwords of all its registered users after reports of active Heartbleed exploit have surfaced on the web. Heathcare.gov has noted that there have been no instances of information compromise…