Access to free high speed wi-fi comes with the price of the user having the data on their laptop, smartphone or tablet “mined” by the provider, according to experts attending the international Smart Cities conference […]
Tag: Internet Privacy
UK Citizens Will Have To Pay For Their Government To Spy On Them
The United Kingdom unveiled some hardline cyber-snooping legislation last week which will make it mandatory for Internet companies to store users’ web history for at least one year. The bill is aimed at boosting the […]
Google Backed Think Tank Says Google Is Best At Privacy
Recently, a think tank sponsored by Google has said that Google is the leading technology company when it comes to maintaining the privacy of its users. The think tank is chaired by Eric Schmidt, and […]
9 Of The Web’s Top 10 Sites Just Got Caught Stealing Your Data
It turns out that nearly nine out of every ten websites shares your data to third party sources without receiving your consent or your permission. The scope of these poor security controls was revealed in […]
United Kingdom Unveils Misleading Cyber-Snooping Legislation
The United Kingdom unveiled on Wednesday some hardline cyber-snooping legislation which will make it mandatory for Internet companies to store users’ web history for at least one year. The bill is aimed at boosting the […]
Data Giants Facebook And Google Ironically Sponsored A Privacy Event
There was controversy during the recent Amsterdam Privacy Week, as the conference on privacy included some sponsors that many people called into question. Among the sponsors for the event were Google, Facebook and Palantir, which […]
Facebook Secretly Supports Access To User Data In Pending CISA Legislation
As many leading technology companies voice their opposition to the Congressional bill known as the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), Facebook has been outed as one of the primary supporters of it. The controversial bill […]
Proposed Act That Could Destroy Your Privacy On The Internet Is Being Blasted By Tech Companies
A controversial cybersecurity bill known as CISA that will soon be debated about in Congress has been heavily criticized by technology companies, and Twitter is the latest to get involved in the action. Twitter tweeted, […]