Newly proposed UK legislation will demand that messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Snapchat remove encryption from their apps altogether or see them banned. 
Tag Archives: Privacy
Is that a Flash 0-day hole I see before me? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Patches, hacking and keeping your head down online: our weekly 1-minute fun news video that’s educational, too!
Madonna Hacker who leaked songs sentenced to 14 months
A 39-year-old Israeli man accused of hacking the pop star Madonna has been sentenced to 14 months in jail, after a reaching a plea agreement with authorities.
Do Americans have the same right as Europeans to be “forgotten” by Google?
Europeans have the right to request the removal of links in search engine results, thanks to a May 2014 court ruling, but should Americans also have the “right to be forgotten”? Consumer Watchdog says “Yes, definitely”.
Man charged for naming sexual assault victim on police Facebook page
He named the victim in a comment he made on Facebook, contravening laws designed to protect the identity of sexual assault victims.
SSCC 206 – Who gave you permission to use my Wi-Fi? [PODCAST]
Listen to the latest episode of our weekly security podcast… …a quarter-hour of news turned into educational fun!
It’s time we stopped calling Millennials “dumb” about data privacy
Among the impressions people have of Millennials is that they are self-obsessed, addicted to oversharing on social media, and clueless when it comes to online privacy. Here’s why that’s wrong.
Social media etiquette for Jim Carrey (and everyone else)
Jim Carrey has apologized for tweeting a photo of a child without asking for permission. He’s not the first! 
NSA’s XKeyscore collects router data, Skype conversations, webcam images
Newly revealed documents from the Edward Snowden trove show that XKeyscore is much more than a Google-like search engine for the world’s private communications data.
Windows 10 Wi-Fi Sense feature shares your Wi-Fi network with your friends
Wi-Fi Sense, which is enabled by default, would like to share your Wi-Fi network with your Outlook.com, Skype and Facebook contacts.