Swedish ISP Bahnhof Deletes All User Records, Stops Retaining Data Following Court Of Justice Ruling
Swedish ISP Bahnhof has long been a supporter of keeping its customers’ data private. Five years ago, we wrote about its decision to delete …
Dropbox CEO defends Rice despite ‘Drop Dropbox’ privacy backlash
Dropbox intended to make headlines after introducing Carousel, Dropbox for Business, and the Mailbox app expansion on Wednesday. But the cloud storage company probably …
Court Says FTC Can Go After Companies Who Get Hacked For Their Weak Security Practices
Almost exactly a decade ago (man, time flies…), we first discussed the question of whether or not it should be against the law to …
Yahoo Issues Security Sitrep
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Americans Distrust Tech Companies
Many Americans are more wary about exposing their personal information to tech companies following revelations about their cooperation with government surveillance. It’s not that …
Microsoft XP’s massive cybersecurity problem
Microsoft will cut off support to its 12-year-old operating system Windows XP at about 1 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, leaving more than a …
Cyber warfare: Don’t get caught in the cross hairs
We are on the precipice of a cyber-war. The recent revelations around Prism provide an extreme example of how nation states are taking a …
Link Exposes Users of ‘Bang With Friends’
Bang With Friends, a mobile application that facilitates casual encounters among friends, has a simple pitch: “Your friends will never know you’re interested unless …
‘Red October’: Global cyber-spy network uncovered by Russian experts
A sophisticated cyber-espionage network targeting the world’s diplomatic, government and research agencies, as well as gas and oil industries, has been uncovered by experts …
Government Seeks to Fine Companies for Not Complying With Wiretap Orders | Threat Level | Wired.com
It isn’t often that communications companies push back against government requests to monitor customers and hand over information about them, but a government task …
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