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Tech companies call on U.S. to end bulk collection of metadata
A slew of tech companies have joined privacy groups in calling for the U.S. government to reform its surveillance practices. An open letter from …
Safari users in the UK can sue Google over alleged privacy violations
The U.K. Court of Appeal won’t block a privacy lawsuit that alleges Google tracked Safari users without authorization, so the three plaintiffs can continue …
Google joins Apple, others in calling for spying controls, as Patriot Act vote nears
With an important surveillance-related section of the USA Patriot Act up for reauthorization this year, Google has teamed with other tech firms in sending …
The Internet of Things and the currency of privacy
If you’re like most people, you share a lot of personal information with companies like Google and Facebook for the convenience their free services …
Google discovers new security holes in SSL — is the entire system fundamentally flawed?
Google has discovered that an intermediate certificate authority had issued unauthorized certificates for multiple Google domains. The problem arose because the intermediate authority, MCS …
‘Google VPN’ in-built Hidden Service spotted in Android 5.1
Good news for all Android Lollipop-ers! Google appears to be secretly working on a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service, dubbed ‘Google VPN’. The news …
Epic Google snafu leaks hidden whois data for 280,000 domains
Google leaked the complete hidden whois data attached to more than 282,000 domains registered through the company’s Google Apps for Work service, a breach …
Google Blinks on Project Zero Security Disclosure
Google’s corporate mantra has long been “Don’t be Evil.” However, some in the security community may have taken issue with Google’s policy on disclosing …
How your phone and fitness band could end up giving evidence against you
A criminal suspect can’t be forced to divulge their phone passcode, a US circuit court judge ruled in October 2014. Yet law enforcement officials …
Google warns of US government ‘hacking any facility’ in the world
Google is boldly opposing an attempt by the US Justice Department to expand federal powers to search and seize digital data, warning that the …
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