Category: Privacy

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Twitter is reviewing whether to store some user data in Russia

April 19, 2017
Natasha Lomas

 Twitter is considering localizing the storage of some of its Russian users’ personal data in order…

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LinkedIn’s updated privacy policy covers wider profile sharing

April 18, 2017
Darrell Etherington

 LinkedIn sounds like it’s getting a little less buttoned down under Microsoft — the social network…

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Microsoft publishes first National Security Letter in transparency report

April 13, 2017
Kate Conger

 Microsoft’s biannual transparency report was just released and, like many other major tech companies that have…

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French presidential candidate Macron talks tough on tech firms over terrorism

April 11, 2017
Natasha Lomas

 French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has become the latest high profile European politician to threaten U.S.…

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Researchers demonstrate how PINs and other info can be gathered through phone movement

April 10, 2017
Brian Heater

 A team of researchers at Newcastle University in the UK has published a paper highlighting some…

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Europe funds another data accelerator to get startups tackling societal problems

April 9, 2017
Natasha Lomas

 A new European Commission funded startup accelerator, Data Pitch, is being launched today with the aim…

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How I made my own VPN server in 15 minutes

April 9, 2017
Romain Dillet

 A VPN doesn’t make you anonymous What the hell is a VPN? I already wrote an…

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Okta finishes up 38% in stock market debut

April 7, 2017
Katie Roof

 Okta, the identity management software company, went public on the Nasdaq today, continuing a wave of tech…