Children will be put at risk if Facebook’s plans to encrypt its services go ahead, according to the NSPCC. Chief Executive Peter Wanless has warned that the social media giant is putting privacy and secrecy before accountability. Facebook has announced it will soon be using end-to-end encryption on its 1.3 billion-user Messenger service, meaning not […]
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Bitcoin is the internet’s version of money. These are pieces of unique digital money that can be transferred from one person to another. The coins are generated using an open-source computer program to solve complex math problems which is called mining. Each coin is defined by a public address and has its own fingerprint and
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Changing your password every so often is simply not enough now to protect your privacy and online security. Advances in technology mean that unless you are using something like a VPN (virtual private network), then your personal information is no longer safe from people who want to see what you’re up to. Privacy is a
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There has been a huge surge in Google searches about VPN’s, ever since the government announced plans to check ID’s for access to porn sites. The ban on instant access to well-known porn sites such as Pornhub has been slammed by campaigners who fear it’s a privacy nightmare. There are concerns that the age-verification system could
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A new device has been developed that can allegedly unlock and extract data from new hi-tech Smartphones and iPads. The new gizmo has been developed for the police and intelligent agencies by the Israeli forensic and data extraction firm Cellebright. It means that secretive agencies such as MI5 and the FBI will be able to
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The British intelligence agency MI5 been unlawfully retaining innocent people’s data for years. At a judicial review of the spy agency’s activities, lawyers for privacy watchdog group Liberty said that MI5 had acknowledged internally that data was being mishandled. The spy agency did not store data correctly and kept it for too long. The intelligence services have
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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) gives individuals the right to ask for their data to be deleted and organisations do have an obligation to do so, except in the following cases: the personal data your company/organisation holds is needed to exercise the right of freedom of expression; there is a legal obligation to keep that data; for reasons
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Most cars these days are kitted out with sophisticated, high tech computer systems. They are intuitive enough to keep detailed logs of personal information including our contacts, journey’s and home addresses. Worryingly, personal data stored in your car’s computer software could be stolen after it has been written off. This is all precious information that
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A new report out raises fresh questions over Facebook’s data-sharing deals. According to The Intercept, advertisers are able to use Facebook-provided data to target ads based on a user’s credit score. Worryingly, there are claims that Facebook may be trying to boost ad sales by handing over user data. It is also claimed Facebook has
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Google is keeping a secret log of all your online shopping purchases. The log is compiled from receipts sent to your Gmail account. If you’ve had your email account for a long time then the list could stretch back years. Anyone who has done any online shopping and elected to receive an email receipt to
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