EU OKs Facebook/WhatsApp deal, despite threat of American telecoms takeover
The European Commission has approved Facebook’s $19 billion purchase of the messaging service WhatsApp, despite fears the US giant social network will kill competition …
Google to encrypt data on new version of Android by default
The next version of Android will for the first time encrypt data by default, Google confirmed Thursday, preventing both thieves and law enforcement officials …
Reddit, Kickstarter, and others plan net neutrality ‘day of action’ on September 10th
As the FCC prepares to close public comments on its net neutrality proposal, major internet companies are organizing a protest to raise awareness. Reddit, …
Apple to beef up iCloud security alerts after celeb photo hack
Apple plans to bolster its iCloud security measures to prevent the hijacking of accounts like that associated with last weekend’s release of a large …
Law Enforcement Agencies Scramble For Pricey Cell Tower Spoofer Upgrades As Older Networks Are Shut Down
The surveillance device that dare not speak its name (thanks, FBI!) is on its last legs… or at least one version is. Cyrus Farivar …
4chan website introduces copyright mechanism after celebrity hacking
Internet image board 4chan has introduced a policy for complying with the American Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) for the first time. The site …
Telstra found divulging web browsing histories to law-enforcement agencies without a warrant
The federal government has been left red-faced following revelations that law-enforcement agencies have been accessing Australians’ web browsing histories without a warrant. Access to …
Vienna court orders Facebook response on ‘Facebook v Europe’ privacy case
The Vienna regional court has given Facebook four weeks to respond to a 25,000 plaintiff class-action lawsuit over privacy. The lawsuit, called “Facebook v …
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