Businesses worldwide need to re-think their use of cloud computing, in light of recent revelations around the Prism and Tempora surveillance programmes, according to independent privacy advocate Caspar Bowden.
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Facebook bug changes privacy settings of 14M users
Facebook said a software glitch changed the settings of some 14 million users, potentially making some posts public regardless of their previous privacy settings.0 4093
US senators demand to know extent and benefits of spy programme
A group of 26 U.S. senators, cutting across party lines, are seeking “public answers” on whether the National Security Agency collected in bulk other data such as credit card purchases and financial information in the U.S. besides phone records.
Three quarters of consumers concerned about privacy online: report
New research commissioned by civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch has revealed that over three quarters of consumers globally are concerned about their privacy online.
Prism doesn’t have CIOs in a panic – yet
Revelations over the U.S. National Security Agency’s Prism surveillance programme have much of the general public in uproar, but in terms of the controversy’s impact to enterprise IT, some CIOs have measured, albeit watchful reactions.
Google Glass could get a look at the enterprise
While the curious are looking to get their hands on a pair of Google’s Glass, companies also may be looking …
How to protect your PC from PRISM surveillance
Thursday afternoon, a bombshell dropped: Two leading reports claimed that the U.S. government has been spying on emails, searches, Skype calls, and …
Prism leaker steps forward, cites ‘massive surveillance machine’
The person responsible for disclosing details on the growth of U.S. government surveillance programmes that exploded into public view last …
Businesses told to give up data when NSA calls
Businesses that receive a court order for data similar to the one reportedly handed to Verizon by an intelligence agency have no …
Bitcoiners rally to enlighten Washington
Washington’s biggest problem when it comes to Bitcoin may just be that policymakers on the Hill don’t know enough about …
Lawmakers press Google on Glass privacy
Members of a U.S. congressional group on privacy wrote Thursday to Google CEO Larry Page requesting information on how the …