Moxie Marlinspike: The Coder Who Encrypted Your Texts
In the past decade, Moxie Marlinspike has squatted on an abandoned island, toured the U.S. by hopping trains, he says, and earned the enmity …
How the internet descended on the man who killed Cecil the lion
Social-media users have gone into overdrive in an attempt to shame the man who has admitted to killing Cecil the lion. There was a …
Facebook’s Use of Facial-Recognition Tool Draws Privacy Ire
When you are identified in a picture on Facebook, biometric software remembers your face so it can be “tagged” in other photographs. Facebook Inc. …
Firefox blocks Flash, and Facebook calls for its death
Adobe Flash, the much-loathed, bug-plagued relic of a browser plugin, just got a big nail driven into its coffin. Mozilla blocked Flash by default …
David Cameron wants to ban encryption in Britain
David Cameron has signalled that he intends to ban strong encryption — putting the British government on a collision course with some of the …
European regulators tackle Facebook over privacy
One arm of the European Union is looking into whether Facebook and other tech companies unfairly favour their own services over those of rivals. …
Use privacy software if you want to be safe from Facebook, warns watchdog
A Belgian watchdog has urged all Internet users to download privacy software specifically to shield themselves from Facebook’s grasp. The social network has been …
Facebook unveils Anonymous Login for apps to improve user privacy
Facebook in a move to further personalise user’s experience, has come out with two new features which allows people to have more control over …
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