Dundee taxi boss defends ‘headhunting’ city drivers using personal information from council
A taxi boss who sent headhunting letters to “hundreds” of city drivers has defended his actions, saying he has not broken the law.
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UK data watchdog ‘considering’ concerns about FaceApp
The UK’s data watchdog has said it is “considering” concerns raised about the FaceApp service over potential privacy issues.
Dundee taxi drivers’ rage after council allegedly hand out their personal details to rival company
Taxi drivers in Dundee are furious after the council allegedly handed out their personal details to a firm attempting to poach them.
Amazon insists Alexa health info will stay safe
Amazon has defended its new partnership with the NHS, insisting it takes customer privacy seriously.
Wimbledon fan ‘told not to photograph Meghan’
A Wimbledon fan has described how she was told by the Duchess of Sussex’s protection officer not to take photos of Meghan because she was at the tournament in a “private capacity”.
Apple’s Tim Cook says new privacy tools are about ‘focusing on the user’
Apple boss Tim Cook has said the company’s new privacy features are about helping users, and not a criticism of firms such as Facebook.
GDPR probe launched into Google’s ad business
A probe into how Google’s mammoth advertising business handles personal data has been launched by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission.
Government age verification tools announcement hit by email gaffe
The Government’s announcement of age verification measures for pornography sites has been overshadowed by an error which saw the contact details of hundreds of recipients exposed on the announcement email.
New privacy app claims it can ‘fix’ social media’s privacy issues
A new privacy assistant app claims it can help users “fix the privacy mess” by automatically tightening privacy controls on social media and removing old posts.
People need to have more power over their privacy, tech industry leader says
The public must be given more power to control their privacy, the leader of a UK technology body has said, as the country moves closer to potential regulation of social networks and big tech firms.
Staying off social media doesn’t protect privacy, study claims
A new study into social media claims that privacy on such platforms is like “second-hand smoke” and is controlled by other people as much as the user.
Tim Cook targets invisible data brokers in new call for more privacy protections
Apple boss Tim Cook has taken aim at invisible data brokers who trade users’ personal data, as the iPhone maker continues to distance itself from rivals on the issue of privacy.
Privacy search engine DuckDuckGo adds Apple Maps
Privacy protecting search engine DuckDuckGo is now using Apple Maps to display location information, as the company aims to offer people more online services that do not keep their data.
Google boss Sundar Pichai fends off claims of political bias
Google chief executive Sundar Pichai has refuted claims that the company’s search results are politically biased, in response to intense questions from a US committee.
Apple launches new privacy website to promote security of devices
Apple has revealed an updated privacy website that gives users details on the tech giant’s approach to personal data.
Is privacy effectively dead in a world of online trackers?
As you surf the web, upload photos to Instagram, or click and buy via an online shop, do you really know how much is being tracked by increasingly smart technologies?
EU politicians push for cyber security and data audit of Facebook
European Union politicians appear set to demand audits of Facebook by Europe’s cyber security agency and data protection authority in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Local council could get huge fine after employee sends personal data to 1,000+ landlords
A local authority has been forced to report itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after admitting a massive data breach.
Facebook bans quiz app and pulls its security app over privacy
Facebook has banned a third-party quiz app amid concerns over the possible misuse of users’ data and pulled its own security software from Apple’s app store after the iPhone maker tightened data security rules.
Facebook bans second quiz app over concerns user data misused
Facebook has banned a quiz app from its platform for refusing an inspection and over concerns that data on as many as four million users was misused.