GCHQ and NSA tracking billions of mobile phones
Almost five billion mobile phone location records are logged by GCHQ and NSA every day according to reports the Washington Post.The data is said to…
GCHQ and NSA spy on smartphones
GCHQ and the US National Security Agency (NSA) is reported have cracked the security codes which protect data on iPhones, Blackberries and Android devices. German…
Nuisance calls must be stopped says ICO
The data protection regulator has called for more powers to stop companies making nuisance calls, after fining a firm that broke the rules.Tameside Energy Services,…
France warns Snowden bugging claims will damage EU- USA relationship
French President Francois Hollande has said allegations that the US bugged European embassies could threaten a huge planned EU-US trade deal.He said there could be…
UK under cyberspace attack warns GCHQ
The UK is under daily attack in cyberspace according to British intelligence. Britain is seeing about 70 sophisticated cyber espionage operations a month against government…
Warning over hacked webcams
Webcams should be covered when not in use because hackers could be using them to spy on people a charity has warned.Childnet International says webcams…
US snoopers program PRISM- more information leaking out
News that the US government’s National Security Agency (NSA) has been snooping into the phone records of Verizon customers quickly escalated into reports that it…
Blind Federation criticises website security tests
The National Federation for the Blind says its members are unable to sign an e-petition calling for printed material to be more accessible to the…
“Free” computers are creating a very expensive society
While people are created equal, computers are not. When people share information freely, those who own the best computers benefit in ways that impoverish everyone…
Your email account hacked? Heres what to do
Your email account did not accepting your password- or a friend wants to know why you are sending out emails with nothing in it, but…