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Tor Project warns: Academics accused of helping FBI de-anonymize Internet users
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon are being accused of helping the FBI exploit a vulnerability that allowed investigators to gather information on users of Tor, …
Google’s ‘Don’t be evil’ creed disappears as company morphs into Alphabet
For Google, with a new parent company comes a new code of conduct, and there’s a pretty noticeable change. The search company’s famous creed …
France tells Google to remove ‘Right to be forgotten’ search results worldwide
France’s privacy regulator has rejected Google’s request that it just forget about a ruling extending the “right to be forgotten” to all Google’s websites, …
U.K. Wants to Remove Links to Stories About Removing Links to Stories
Britain’s privacy watchdog wants the right to forget the “Streisand Effect.” The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office on Thursday ordered Google Inc. to remove links …
‘Porn’ And ‘Lonely’ Among Top Late Night Google Searches In US
Google data analysis suggests that “porn” and “suicide” searches dominate late night online inquiries, while searches for free video games and other anonymous searches …
Google rejecting 59 percent of right-to-be-forgotten removal requests
It was a year ago Wednesday that the European Court of Justice ruled that search engines must remove links from their search results if …
Attackers exploit vulnerabilities in two WordPress plugins
A vulnerability within two widely used WordPress plugins is already being exploited by hackers, putting millions of WordPress sites at risk, according to a …
Many password strength meters are downright WEAK, say researchers
Website password strength meters, like a spouse asked to assess your haircut or outfit, often tell you only what you want to hear. That’s …
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 …
Cyber-squatting disputes up 300pc amid web address explosion
There has been a 313pc increase in the number of disputes over the new generation of web addresses in the last eight months The …
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