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New malware turns your computer into a cellular antenna
A group of Israeli researchers have improved on a way to steal data from air-gapped computers, thought to be safer from attack due to …
Austrian court dismisses class action suit against Facebook
An Austrian court has dismissed a class action suit concerning Facebook’s privacy policy, saying it has no jurisdiction over the case. The decision is …
Cisco plans to buy security-as-a-service provider OpenDNS
Cisco Systems plans to pay $635 million in cash to buy OpenDNS, a company that leverages the Domain Name System (DNS) to provide security …
EU steps (marginally, tentatively) towards new data protection law
European ministers are expected to reach some sort of agreement on new data protection laws later today, according to reports and sources, although discussions …
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 …
FTC proposes a compromise so RadioShack can sell consumer data
On Monday the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a letter to the bankruptcy court presiding over RadioShack’s supervised asset sell-off suggesting a compromise that …
Facebook, under siege, slams European privacy regulators
Facebook has warned that overlapping national probes into its privacy policy could severely endanger the European Union’s economy if such a fragmented strategy is …
Germany throws out Google’s objections to data privacy rules
Germany has ruled that Google must limit its data collection practices, the latest in a series of actions in Europe against the search giant. …
Google kills 200 ad-injecting Chrome extensions, says many are malware
Google is cracking down on ad-injecting extensions for its Chrome browser after finding that almost 200 of them exposed millions of users to deceptive …
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