Tag: transparency
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FBI Slams Anti Snooping Encryption Methods
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Big shady government organisations are much more common in the US than here in the UK. More often than not, the biggest ones are quite opposed to the idea of tech companies embracing new ways to keep user data out of the hands of government snoopers, with some new mobile phones possibly being ‘snoop-proof’ due…
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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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Vodafone Drops Eavesdropping Bombshell to Customers
In a recently released 40,000 word document on customer privacy, transparency with regards to governments and other general personal information security, Vodafone have confirmed that some of the countries in which they operate are at liberty to eavesdrop on phone calls without notifying Vodafone. In other words, governments, secret police agencies or any other organisations…
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Google Allowing EU Residents to be ‘Forgotten’ by Search Results
If you’ve ever had pictures of a rough night out posted on Facebook, or in a more extreme example, have ever been the target of a Daily Mail witch hunt, then this news will surely pique your interest – Google is now allowing you to plaintively request that their search engine no longer displays content…