Apple recently told a US court that it couldn’t turn over to law enforcement messages that were sent between iPhones via Apple’s iMessage system, which uses end-to-end encryption. And the crypto-wars rage on.
Tag Archives: Privacy
Microsoft due in court over warrant for emails stored in Irish data centre
Microsoft and the Obama administration will appear in a federal appeals court today to decide whether or not companies with a presence in the US must hand over foreign-held data when presented with a valid search warrant.
“The breach lasted a year. Or was it two?” [Chet Chat Podcast 213]
Join Sophos experts John Shier and Paul Ducklin for the latest episode of our security podcast. A fun quarter-hour of “news you can use”…
Apple iOS 9 Safari opens the flood gates to ad-blocking
Meanwhile, Chrome users got a scare when Google (inadvertently: WHEW!) disabled AdBlock in YouTube. Cue painfully long video ads.
Drunken attack on emotion-reading robot leaves it a little brain-dead
Companies reading our facial expressions and analysing our voices and body language may feel a bit creepy, but what a cute little face!
Sexting teen accused of sexually exploiting himself
He’s 17, so he’s being tried as an adult for having a sext of his girlfriend (willingly given). And for “exploiting” himself by taking selfie sexts when he was a minor a year ago. 
US law enforcement now needs a warrant to use stingrays
Federal law enforcement agencies will now require a warrant before they can deploy stingrays and other similar devices. Any data collected will also have to be deleted post haste.
Look! A Fraud Fighting Ferret! [Chet Chat Podcast 212]
Chester Wisniewski is back from Down Under to resume our podcast series. From fraud-fighting ferrets to a convicted “Spam King” – enjoy!
Children’s apps and websites raise privacy concerns
Members of the Global Privacy Enforcement Network say many kids’ websites and apps collect and share too much personal information.
WHSmith contact form spams out personal customer data
Users of UK newsagent chain WHSmith’s online services have reported large amounts of email arriving in their inboxes, containing personal contact data on other users.