There are lots of ways people try to protect their privacy in the modern world, where techniques like encryption are under fire. While hiding message content can be effective, ...
December 14, 2015 at 8:00 pm by Alexander Neil
On Friday, a number of Twitter users received a notification from the social networking platform, explaining that their accounts had been the target of state-sponsored actors. ...
December 12, 2015 at 7:00 pm by Alexander Neil
Anecdotal evidence suggests that Microsoft’s November update for Windows 10 has re-enabled all data collection features that may have been disabled by the user via ...
December 9, 2015 at 11:58 pm by Ashley Allen
In a profile of Amy Hess, the FBI’s executive assistant director for science and technology and overseer of the bureau’s Operational Technology Division, conducted ...
December 9, 2015 at 3:00 pm by Alexander Neil
Digital security is an issue that is raised weekly, with digital privacy seeming to be at odds, security or privacy. These topics come to a point when the topic of Stingray ...
December 2, 2015 at 12:00 pm by Gareth Andrews
Recently it came to light that VTech had been hacked, potentially revealing thousands of emails and usernames. The hacker has revealed more information though on what was ...
December 1, 2015 at 3:00 pm by Gareth Andrews
Whether you love or hate Apple, the turnaround times for replacing iPhone models is very impressive and I wish more companies adopted such a swift procedure. However, as with ...
November 30, 2015 at 6:00 pm by John Williamson
Edward Snowden, the whistleblower-turned-press freedom advocate exiled in Russia after leaking NSA documents that demonstrated the terrifying scope of its mass surveillance ...
November 15, 2015 at 7:07 pm by Ashley Allen
The TalkTalk cyberattack raised serious security questions about the company’s ability to properly encrypt sensitive customer information. Despite the negative publicity ...
November 11, 2015 at 10:00 pm by John Williamson
The UK government’s Investigatory Powers Bill allows the police, and officials to record each person’s web activity for a 12 month period. Additionally, internet ...
November 10, 2015 at 5:00 pm by John Williamson
The TalkTalk data breach was allegedly masterminded by a 15-year-old schoolboy in County Antrim which caused a great deal of embarrassment and raised questions about ...
November 8, 2015 at 11:00 pm by John Williamson
The UK Home Secretary, Conservative MP Theresa May, has outlined the full scope of the proposed Investigatory Powers Bill. The bill, which has been teased by both May and UK ...
November 4, 2015 at 8:30 pm by Ashley Allen
Photo sharing on social media websites has become extraordinarily popular due to the “selfie” craze as smartphone users try to capture the moment. Snapchat is one ...
November 2, 2015 at 9:00 pm by John Williamson
The CISA bill that allows the US Government to collect personal data without a warrant has been voted in by the Senate by 74 votes to 21, and without amendments that would ...
October 28, 2015 at 9:30 pm by Ashley Allen
This week has been a bad one for companies when it comes to personal information, what with TalkTalk now in the sights to take thousands of pounds (maybe even millions) of ...
October 28, 2015 at 9:00 am by Gareth Andrews
