Tag: Personal
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Unwanted Snooping – Tips To Prevent It!
Unwanted snooping is a real thing. Everyone has had to catch up quickly since Facebook’s recent data sharing incident. Whether we like it or not, out data is valuable. It is for this reason we thought a few tips towards protecting your valuable date were in order. Encrypt Encryption is not something to be afraid…
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Find Out If GCHQ Spied On You Here
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After a ruling earlier this month saw GCHQ getting called out for their newly deemed illegal spying actions, the activist group partially responsible for the ruling, Privacy International, has invited the average internet user to get involved querying the spying agency about whether they have been spied on. Right now if you’re willing to hand…
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Govt. Data Requests To Facebook Rise
Another chapter in the landmark debate of ‘privacy vs. national security’ is unfolding as we speak – as Facebook have reported a massive spike in government interest in the information stored on their servers. It’s completely legal and proper for a government, in countries such as the UK or US, to request information from Facebook…
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Researchers Find iOS App Virus ‘Wirelurker’
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Researchers checking the new Mac OS X version, OS X Yosemite, have unfortunately discovered an interesting virus which is alarmingly able to make the jump between computers using OS X onto iOS mobile devices. The team at Palo Alto Networks responsible for the research have managed to find the virus, a piece of Malware which…
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Twitter Suing US Govt. Over Data Requests
The internet is becoming more and more entangled with government snooping and government data requests than ever before, with major companies such as Google and Microsoft being asked to hand over sensitive personal information about or created by people suspected of crimes or other misdemeanour’s. However, back in January both Microsoft and Google won a…
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Anonymous Facebook Posting App Rumored
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Not only has Facebook been pushing its new advertising service for local businesses, but also the social network is rumored putting a new ‘anonymous posting’ app into play, for users to browse the site with full anonymity. A recent controversy around the site’s ‘real names policy’ – which requires users to use their real names…
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Tesco Deactivates Online Accounts as Hackers Post 2,200 Account Details
Happy Valentines to Tesco.com users! The supermarket has been forced to suspend user accounts on Tesco.com as some reprobate hackers have accessed the site and posted the personal details of over 2,200 accounts of registered users online. Tesco has been forced to deactivate online customer accounts after hackers took aim at its systems today. Tesco…
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Facebook to Simplify Privacy Settings Today
Prepare for more Facebook changes today. But don’t worry it’s not the end of the world, these changes are actually for the better!
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Chubb Elements Air Laptop Safe review
This little beauty is ideal for keeping your gadgets safe and secure…
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British Airways Will Soon Google Your Face Before You Board Flights
British Airways is reportedly planning a slightly stalky new scheme which will see its staff looking up future flyers on Google to find pictures of their faces so that these travellers can be recognised and personally greeted as they board for their flight. The new scheme is called “Know Me” and British Airways will combine…
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Google Under Fire From Information Commission Over Gmail, Chrome Data & Street View Gathering
Google has again come under criticism over its shady methods of gathering information about the U.K population through the emails we send through Gmail and the data obtained through world’s most used web browser Google Chrome. The ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) is investigating Google’s seemingly unlawful tactics used to record a number of quite personal details…
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Google Under Fire From Information Commission Over Gmail, Chrome Data & Street View Gathering
Google has again come under criticism over its shady methods of gathering information about the U.K population through the emails we send through Gmail and the data obtained through world’s most used web browser Google Chrome. The ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) is investigating Google’s seemingly unlawful tactics used to record a number of quite personal details…