December 7, 2018 Facebook could threaten democracy, warns former GCHQ chief Without stronger regulation, Facebook could become a threat to democracy, according to the former head of GCHQ, the British equivalent of the NSA.
December 1, 2018 Putting children’s data online has consequences, report says You might want to think twice about uploading all those baby photos.
November 28, 2018 Google's controversial Dragonfly project sparks employee backlash A group of almost 700 Google employees signed a letter calling on the tech giant to halt its potential plans to build a censored search engine for China — known as Dragonfly — saying it would "enable state surveillance" in the communist country.
November 27, 2018 Will the Brits reveal Mark Zuckerberg's secrets? One of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's biggest challenges may be from a doggedly persistent British lawmaker.
November 24, 2018 Amazon tracking, free privacy download and more: Tech Q&A I heard you say that vets can get internet access for $10/month. I looked at my provider’s website and did not see that plan.
November 21, 2018 Amazon leaks customer names and email addresses Some of you may be waking up today to find an email from Amazon in your inbox claiming the company has disclosed your name and email address.
November 12, 2018 Instagram creeper targeting teens with 'Fortnite' sextortion scheme A sexual predator has been using Fortnite to try and trick teenagers into sending intimate pictures of themselves, according to Canadian police.
November 11, 2018 5 critical settings so hackers can’t access your bank accounts You need to assume that your password isn’t strong enough. You might as well believe that someone, somewhere, is working around the clock to break into your accounts and steal your money, your identity, and anything else you have. Because it’s essentially true.
November 7, 2018 Experts warn Facebook has a 'disturbing disregard' for user privacy The Information Commissioner has warned Brits away from using Facebook as they still have a “disturbing disregard” for user privacy.
November 7, 2018 Chinese authorities can ID you from your walk China is leading the way for surveillance technology, to the point where police use facial-recognition glasses.