Yesterday the Senate axed The USA Freedom Act, which missed the chance to be debated by just two “yes” votes. With it goes what privacy advocates had called the best opportunity yet to curb the country’s run-amok surveillance.
Tag Archives: Privacy
Google fined for not taking down “right to be forgotten” links worldwide
The “right to be forgotten” case is the first in Europe to take the power to compel link takedown outside a country’s border and into the search results Google delivers worldwide. 
Naked Security bids farewell to HTTP
From now on Naked Security will only be available over secure, encrypted HTTPS with Strict Transport Security and Forward Secrecy.
Would you allow access to Facebook at Work? [POLL]
What would you say to a variant of Facebook that you could use at work? And not just *at* work, but *for* work?
Anonymous e-hijacks KKK in wake of threats against Ferguson protesters
Attackers affiliating themselves with the Anonymous brand of hacktivists have resulted in two hijacked Twitter accounts, doxing of alleged Ku Klux Klan members, and 4 DDoSed sites. 
Apple ships X 10.10.1 – does it fix those Wi-Fi problems?
Reader: “So Paul, has Yosemite 10.10.1 fixed the Wi-Fi problems?” Duck: “The answer is…” Find out, as they say, inside.
Spy in the sky? Flying surveillance devices are scooping up Americans’ phone data
The US Marshals Service program uses Cessna aircraft to slurp data from mobile phones in a flying range that covers most of the country’s population. 
WhatsApp revenge porn poster first to be jailed for the offence in the UK
An ex-boyfriend who swapped out his WhatsApp profile picture for a naked picture of his ex-girlfriend has been sentenced to 12 weeks in jail. Lucky for him, a proposed quadrupling of that maximum sentence to 2 years is still working its way through Parliament.
The worst password in the penitentiary – 60 Sec Security
Here’s this week’s 60 Second Security video. The latest news made educational and amusing…and it only takes a minute.
Facebook translates its privacy policy into plain English
Facebook updated its privacy policy on Thursday, this time with an eye toward crystal-clear explanations in big fonts, bright colors and nice, short words. 