News Archive

We have been collecting ICT related news stories for over ten years.

If you want the latest news or want to do some research to the past then have a look at the privacy stories we have come across since we started back in 2003.

 

PRIVACY NEWS STORIES
DATE
Leveson: Internet needs new privacy laws 07/12/12
Google privacy changes in breach of EU law 01/03/12
How much privacy can smartphone owners expect? 22/11/11
Facebook changes privacy options 23/08/11
Google gets privacy 'to-do' list from watchdog 17/08/11
Online photos can reveal our private data 03/08/11
Germans question Facebook tagging privacy 03/08/11
Twitter's European boss warns users may face court 25/05/11
iPhone tracks users' movements 20/04/11
Privacy group wants Google cash 01/04/11
Lord West urges email snooping crackdown 03/03/11
Twitter messages not private rules PCC 08/02/11
Google fights Spanish privacy order in court 20/01/11
Facebook U-turns on phone and address data sharing 18/01/11
2010, the year that privacy died? 31/12/10
Privacy project uses cryptography to reduce shared info 09/12/10
Groups applaud ush to boost policing of web privacy 13/11/10
UK MPs question Google over Street View data breaches 29/10/10
Privacy body to re-examine Google 24/10/10
Google in breach of privacy law 19/10/10
Profits killing personal privacy 12/10/10
EU Commission takes UK to court over web privacy 30/09/10
Google Android apps found to be sharing data 30/09/10
Online profile spring cleaning 24/09/10
Street View prompts privacy code in Germany 20/09/10
TalkTalk rapped for failing to talk about malware trial 07/09/10
Blizzard backs down over gamers using real names 09/07/10
Facebook moves to limit application's access to data 01/07/10
Fading data could improve privacy 16/06/10
Google accused of criminal intent over StreetView data 09/06/10
Facebook reveals 'simplified privacy changes 26/05/10
Facebook challenged by ambitious upstarts 21/05/10
Facebook mulls U-turn on privacy 19/05/10
Google downplays wi-fi privacy row 18/05/10
Google admits wi-fi data collection blunder 15/05/10
Managing your privacy on Facebook 14/05/10
Facebook downplays privacy crisis meeting 14/05/10
Google answers privacy questions 11/05/10
Google rolls out privacy reset for Buzz social network 05/04/10
Facebook removing stalker applications 16/03/10
Warning of rise in microchips in council bins 05/03/10
US school accused of web spying 19/02/10
Google Buzz 'breaks privacy laws' says watchdog 17/02/10
How online life distorts privacy rights for all 08/01/10
Airport body scanners to get code of conduct 05/10/10
Facebook faces criticism on privacy change 10/12/09
Facebook gives users more control of privacy 09/12/09
Switzerland takes Google to court 13/11/09
UK surveillance plan to go ahead 09/11/09
Brussels criticises UK on privacy 02/11/09
School fingerprint system delayed 16/10/09
Palm criticised over pre privacy 13/08/09
Facebook 'breaches Canadian law' 17/07/09
Facebook criticised over privacy 03/07/09
Campaigners warn of user data creep 06/04/09
Net firms start storing user data 06/04/09
EU presses for web users' privacy 31/03/09
Social sites dent privacy efforts 27/03/09
Call to 'shut down' Street View 24/03/09
Big websites urged to avoid Phorm 23/03/09
Google pulls some street images 20/03/09
Web founder's 'snooping' warning 11/03/09
New guidelines on behavioural ads 04/03/09
British 'careless' with liberties 28/02/09
Privacy please 26/02/09
Whose data is it anyway? 20/02/09
Pubs say CCTV is business threat 20/02/09
Judge dismisses Google lawsuit 19/02/09
Privacy law call in Facebook row 18/02/09
Big Brother cameras grow big ears 12/02/09
Privacy groups slam new rules 12/02/09
Warning over 'surveillance state' 06/02/09
Pupil withdrawn over toilets CCTV 24/01/08
UK e-mail law 'attack on rights' 09/01/09
Private firm 'may run' phone log 31/12/08
New privacy group to shape policy 20/11/08
Used mobile devices reveal data 28/09/08
Public must assert data rights 24/09/08
French to fight police database 26/09/08
UK government responds on Phorm 16/09/08
Google to dump user data earlier 09/09/08
Sale of bank data alarms Germany 20/08/08
Privacy worry over location data 14/08/08
Spy fear over e-mail check plan 13/08/08
MEPs back contested telecoms plan 08/07/08
Google faces 'Street View block' 04/07/08
Phonetaps 'breached privacy law' 02/07/08
Google accused over privacy law 03/06/08
Facebook violates privacy laws 31/05/08
Fears over advert system privacy 15/04/08
Search engines warned over data 07/04/08
Web creator rejects net tracking 17/03/08
Phorm illegal says policy group 17/03/08
Open Rights Group questions Phorm 12/03/08
Users offered ad tracking choice 11/03/08
Ad system 'will protect privacy' 06/03/08
Private data, public interest? 29/02/08
Personal data privacy 'at risk' 21/02/08
Facebook faces privacy questions 18/01/08
Researchers plunder social networks 15/01/08
Privacy rights fragile in 2007 31/12/07
Ask rolls out search privacy tool 11/12/07
Protests force Facebook to change 30/11/07
Technology's challenge to privacy 04/10/07
Phonecalls and texts to be logged 01/10/07
Surveillance is a threat to UK 20/09/07
Concern over DNA database access 17/09/07
Google calls for web privacy laws 14/09/07
Facebook dismisses privacy fears 12/09/07
Facebook opens profiles to public 06/09/07
All UK 'must be on DNA database' 05/09/07
When the net is watching you 31/08/07
Watching me, watching you 22/08/07
Monster attack steals user data 21/08/07
Web search engines get personal 08/08/07
Search sites tackle privacy fears 23/07/07
Unruly students' Facebook search 17/07/07
Google cookies will auto delete 17/07/07
Net growth prompts privacy update 30/06/07
Hyper-personal search possible 20/06/07
ID cards 'to be UK institution' 19/06/07
A journey into personal privacy 18/06/07
Google cuts data retention rates 12/06/07
Good privacy pays for web stores 07/06/07
What search engines know about us 31/05/07
Google queried on privacy policy 25/05/07
Art project tracks Bluetooth users 22/05/07
Police chief's Orwellian fears 20/05/07
Warning over 'talking CCTV' plans 01/05/07
Employers warned on email spying 17/04/07
Hi-tech threat to private life 26/03/07
MPs probe surveillance society 22/03/07
Privacy bodies back Google step 15/03/07
Nationwide fine for stolen laptop 14/02/07
Confusion over 'data snooping' laws 14/02/07
Ipod add-on fails privacy test 18/12/06
How we are being watched 03/11/06
Britain is 'surveillance society' 02/11/06
Radio tags spark privacy worry 16/10/07
Net browser promises private surf 01/09/06
Outrage at Zimbabwe bugging plan 31/08/06
US judge rules wiretaps illegal 18/08/06
AOL apologise for data search error 08/08/06
CCTV debate urged 20/05/06
Google defies US over search data 20/01/06
Snooping fears plague new iTunes 13/01/05
Google talks up print and privacy 11/11/05
Spyware rampant in UK computers 20/10/05
California sets fines for spyware 01/01/05
HFC bank in mass e-mail blunder 25/09/04
LLoyds faces outsourcing threat 18/08/04
US moves to reign in spyware 18/06/04
Camera phones bring about security fears 11/06/04
Hard drive secrets sold cheaply 09/06/04
Google faces G-mail advert limits 28/05/04
How Soham could shape privacy laws 27/05/04
Spying software watches you while you work 29/04/04
What does the State know about us? 27/04/04
PCs infested with 'spy' programs 16/04/04
How the boss might be monitoring you 12/03/04
Firms turn to hi-tech snooping 11/03/04
New police data guidance proposal 17/02/04
Bombay plans cyber cafe controls 27/01/04
Gates forcasts victory over spam 24/01/04
Data protection guidance pledge 14/01/04
Data Protection Act responsible for gas deaths? 23/12/04
Top UK sites fail privacy test 11/12/03
Radio tags spark privacy worries 21/11/03
Blunkett outlines ID card plans 12/11/03
The future of airport security 12/11/03
Microsoft launches 'leak proof' e-mail 19/10/03
Snooping goes hi-tech 06/08/03
The leaky net 29/07/03
The information maze 29/07/03
US snooping plan blocked 18/07/03
Tools reveal the secret life of documents 03/07/03
Net software keeps tabs on staff 13/06/03
New rules for workplace snoopers 11/06/03
Sick of spam? This guy sends 1 billion e-mails a day! 01/06/03
Half of all e-mails are spam 31/05/03
Privacy laws hamper UK Government 19/05/03
Private investigations - privacy in the workplace 13/05/03
Hotmail limits to fight spam 27/03/03
How to avoid the online snoopers 14/03/03
New limits may allay fears on snooping 12/03/03
Beware secret cameras in the loo 11/03/03
Cautious response to 'snoop' plans 11/03/03
ASA clamps down on spam 04/03/03
MPs call for anti-spam rethink 10/02/03
The most annoying spam of 2002
 24/01/03
Stop snoopers' free ride
23/01/03
Tighter rules on workplace snooping 18/11/02
Bosses step up email spying 13/10/02
EU snooping plans dwarfed by UK laws 20/08/02
School criticised for fingerprinting pupils 23/07/02
Privacy fear over ID plans 04/07/02
Police to spy on all emails 09/06/02
Privacy fears over school census 01/01/02


 

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