Life European Parliament votes to permit pseudonymous data profiling Digital rights groups warn proposal lacks sufficient safeguards for citizens' data 22 Oct
Life France summons US ambassador over NSA tapping allegations US intercepted calls of French citizens, according to Le Monde 21 Oct
Life People flock to anonymising services after NSA snooping reports Vendors can't guarantee success in shielding data from government surveillance 11 Oct
Life Soon, everyone will be searchable on Facebook Setting that some people could use to prevent people from finding their Timeline will soon be gone 11 Oct
Pro European firms hoarding data despite strict retention laws More than third of firms risk prosecution under various laws 3 Oct
Life Tech group asks 21 countries to disclose surveillance requests GNI move comes after tech companies try to reveal more about government interference 20 Sep
Life Google loses US appeal in Street View privacy lawsuit Search giant had argued collection of data was exempted under the Wiretap Act 11 Sep
Life NSA, GCHQ busted Internet encryption efforts, say reports Security agencies working since 2000 to make tech companies build back doors, hand over encryption keys 6 Sep
Life Court forces Facebook to clarify data sharing policy Social network promises to "consider feedback" before revising user responsibility statement 30 Aug
Life Court forces Facebook to clarify data sharing policy Social network promises to "consider feedback" before revising user responsibility statement 30 Aug
Life Europe-v-Facebook campaign demands review of DPC’s Prism stance Schrems calls for judicial review, lacks funds for protracted legal action 28 Aug
Life Europe-v-Facebook campaign demands review of DPC’s Prism stance Schrems calls for judicial review, lacks funds for protracted legal action 28 Aug
Life Apple, Facebook will not face ODPC scrutiny over NSA surveillance Current safe harbour principles are being adhered to, says Office 26 Jul
Life US House votes against reining in NSA phone records collection Lawmakers defeat an amendment that would have narrowed programme 25 Jul
Life US court renews permission to NSA to collect phone metadata Disclosure that Government was collecting phone data from customers of Verizon has already generated controversy 23 Jul
Life Report: Microsoft helped NSA circumvent its own encryption Redmond denies giving blanket access to user communications 12 Jul
Life Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia offers asylum to Edward Snowden South American states open doors for Prism whistleblower 8 Jul
Life Stop spying on us, European Parliament tells US Suspension of data-sharing agreements possible but won't trade talks wont be broken off 5 Jul
Life Google ordered to change its privacy policy in the UK Information Commissioners Office threatens 5 Jul
Life Ubisoft suffers account database breach User names, e-mail addresses, encrypted passwords accessed 3 Jul
Life Google doesn’t plan to change privacy policy for Glass Congressional congress fails to get clarity on user data collection 3 Jul
Life Snowden seeks asylum from several countries, including Ireland Ecuador comes under diplomatic pressure not to accept Prism whistleblower's application 2 Jul
Life Microsoft asks to disclose FISA requests to set the record straight Company wants to correct "misimpression" it gives US government direct access to its servers 27 Jun
Pro Critics question whether NSA data collection is effective The mass collection of data overwhelms investigators with information, say critics at privacy conference 26 Jun
Life There is no universal right to be forgotten, says top EU court advisor Google let off the hook over third party content 25 Jun
Life Prism whistleblower Snowden leaves Hong Kong, reportedly for Russia Ecuador believed to be final destination for former NSA IT contractor 24 Jun
Life FBI director defends Prism surveillance programme Senators question collection of US phone records 20 Jun
Life French privacy authority gives Google three months to change its ways CNIL losing patience with refusal to budge on user data 20 Jun
Life Google asks to make surveillance orders public, cites First Amendment Company says it has free speech rights to publish data about requests 19 Jun
Pro European trust in US compromised, says EU data protection head EU Digital Agenda Commissioner expressed similar views, saying more transparency is needed from US authorities 18 Jun
Life Yahoo latest to disclose user data requests from US law enforcement agencies Microsoft, Facebook, and Apple have also provided similar data 18 Jun
Life Justice Commissioner still looking for “concrete facts” about Prism US drags heels on equal rights on surveillance protection for EU citizens 17 Jun
Life Facebook, Microsoft tightlipped over scale of security requests FISA restrictions stop companies admitting nature, scale of disclosure 17 Jun
Life Apple received thousands of data requests from US law enforcers Robberies missing person investigations among the most common reasons disclosure, company says 17 Jun
Life European Commission denies watering down data protection laws Spokeswoman says US lobbying had no effect 14 Jun
Life European commissioner demands Prism answers from US attorney general Reding imposes Friday deadline for response 13 Jun
Pro Annual DPC report shows increase in complaints, and data access issues 2012 report shows 16% increase in complaints, with public sector data access issues highlighted 21 May
Life EU data protection vote delayed again Parliament struggles to reach consensus on data protection law 8 May
Pro Novell secures mobile file sharing for enterprise Filr is designed to let employees to access their work files from mobile devices 2 May
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