Pro Harvard study refutes ‘going dark’ argument against encryption Unencrypted data, which will be accessible to law enforcement, will continue to dominate the Internet 1 Feb
Pro Digital advocacy group challenges independence of Data Protection Commissioner DRI has served papers alleging non-compliance with EU law 28 Jan
Blogs Privacy violation? Perhaps not… What might first appear to be employer snooping, is actually more of an overreaction 15 Jan
Pro Blackphone update closes security hole SilentCircle used a third-party component that potentially exposed the secure Blackphone to attack 8 Jan
Trade Uber settles with New York AG for $20,000 over privacy lapse Company pledges to secure and restrict employee access to customer geo-location data 7 Jan
Life US privacy group says Google tracking school children online EFF claims search giant harvesting data that could make its way to third party advertisers 7 Jan
Life EU privacy law to require opt-in and make data processors share in responsibility Businesses breaching new privacy rules could face fines of up to 4% of annual revenue 16 Dec
Life Google receives steady stream of right to be forgotten requests More than half of requests received are rejected 26 Nov
Life Facebook faces €250k per day sanction from Belgian court Social network to appeal user tracking ban 10 Nov
Blogs Hamburg’s way or the high way German regulators are driving far harsher alternatives to safe harbour than the rest of Europe wants 29 Oct
Life European privacy watchdogs split over Safe Harbour Caspar ruling could be a boon for hosting companies in Europe 28 Oct
Life Privacy watchdogs give EU, US three months to negotiate new Safe Harbour deal Data protection authorities threaten coordinated legal action against offending companies if no deal done by January 20 Oct
Blogs No more safe harbours Fifteen years on, it's time to look at what 'adequate' data protection means 6 Oct
Pro OPM underestimated the number of stolen fingerprints by 4.5 million After investigation, US Office of Personnel Management revises estimates of records lost 25 Sep
Life AVG’s new privacy policy is uncomfortably honest about tracking users Anti-virus firm more transparent than ever about how it makes money. Now it's looking at a backlash 18 Sep
Pro Microsoft renews information-sharing partnership with NATO Agreement includes cybersecurity threat intelligence, source code access and more 14 Sep
Life Uber links to ride data now expire after 48 hours Search engines had been able to find information on journeys 7 Sep
Trade Microsoft, US face off again over e-mails stored in Ireland Redmond still refusing to turn over user correspondence 4 Sep
Life Uber ride data publicly accessible through Google Detailed data, including addresses and the exact date and time, can be found for certain rides 4 Sep
Life Tor security concerns shut network’s largest dark market Agora will stay closed until fix for recent de-anonymisation attacks found 26 Aug
Radio How to disappear Dusty talks with best-selling author Frank M. Ahearn about how to stay anonymous in an age where anyone can find out anything about you 21 Aug
Trade Sedicii makes World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer list Identifiy verification company only successful Irish entry this year 5 Aug
Life Google rejects French request to expand right to be forgotten Search giant argues EU ruling not a global law 31 Jul
Life EU privacy watchdog weighs in on data protection reform New app allows legislators and citizens to compare proposed texts of the upcoming data protection regulation released 30 Jul
Life EU Council pushes for updated data privacy plan Proposal criticised by privacy organisations and industry lobby groups 16 Jun
Life Right to be forgotten applies to all Google domains, rules French privacy authority Search results should also be delisted on the .com domain 12 Jun
Life Facebook slams European privacy regulators Lawsuits continue to fly over data protection concerns 29 Apr
Life Facebook tracks all site vistors, violating EU law, report says Social network slams 'inaccurate' research 31 Mar
Life UN to appoint watchdog to focus on privacy Special rapporteur to be appointed for a period of three years 27 Mar
Radio F8 happenings Facebook's annual gathering and NCAD launches a new course in Interaction Design 27 Mar
Blogs Sweeping away Safe Harbour Europe-v-facebook's campaign shows up how a company's corporate asset is a government's surveillance opportunity 24 Mar
Life Lenovo to release Superfish clean-up tool Software program preloaded on some of its laptops exposes users to potential attacks 20 Feb
Life Google worried US could use amended warrant rule to search computers abroad Changed rule would extend the authority of federal judges to issue warrants for searching computers 19 Feb
Pro Microsoft adopts international standard for cloud privacy Company said it would follow a new standard of the IOS 17 Feb
Life EU air passenger surveillance system could be ready for take-off by year end Greens the last party in parliament opposed to plan 13 Feb
Life Facebook privacy class action suit to kick off in April Austrian court to deal with the admissibility of the case at first hearing 26 Jan
Pro Big Data privacy and compliance issues on muddy legal ground Calls for caution over the harnessing of new data streams 19 Dec
Life Microsoft slams US’ bid to seize Irish e-mails Redmond argues similar efforts by foreign countries on US citizens would not be tolerated 10 Dec
Life Twitter to sniff app list on SCDs Twitter will ping people's devices to see which other apps they have installed 27 Nov
Life UN committee calls on countries to protect right to privacy Germany and Brazil are the main sponsors of the resolution on user protection in the digital age 26 Nov
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