A teenager who rocked the US intelligence community when he tricked his way into top officials’ accounts in a campaign of “cyberterrorism” has been locked up for two years. Kane Gamble, 18, founder of Crackas… Read More
Surveillance/Snooping
Trump declared he’s running again. Many Republicans aren’t ready to back him.
Washington (#CNN) A wide array of House and Senate Republicans are not yet ready to endorse President Donald Trump’s bid for a second term, a reflection of the deep uncertainty on Capitol Hill over his… Read More
Google loses landmark ‘right to be forgotten’ case
A businessman with a criminal past has won a key ‘right to be forgotten’ case against Google at the High Court. The “landmark” case is the first of its kind in England, says The Independent, and… Read More
Leave.EU, Arron Banks and new questions about referendum funding
The Information Commissioner’s Office is investigating Leave.EU and its donor Arron Banks over possible breaches of the Data Protection Act. The ICO has issued “information notices” against both Leave.EU – the referendum campaign headed by… Read More
I Downloaded the Information That Facebook Has on Me. Yikes. – The New York Times
When I downloaded a copy of my Facebook data last week, I didn’t expect to see much. My profile is sparse, I rarely post anything on the site, and I seldom click on ads. (I’m… Read More
Plead thee not o this
by Richard Spisak There are so many inherent logical flaws in their pleadings. It all seems to me, just too much nonsense. Much like the pleadings of poor little rich boys, accustomed to telling any… Read More
Slack updates privacy policy: Employers can read ‘private’ DMs without telling workers
Digital technology makes it easy for your employer to monitor everything you do — the email, instant messages or texts you send and receive — on any company-provided digital devices or work platforms. Even so,… Read More
Facebook: ‘Malicious actors’ used its tools to discover identities and collect data on a massive global scale
Facebook said Wednesday that “malicious actors” took advantage of search tools on its platform, making it possible for them to discover the identities and collect information on most of its 2 billion users worldwide. The… Read More