The last week has been troublesome for the world’s biggest social network Facebook, with (false) allegations of a timeline privacy flaw, worries over its new data-sharing partnership, and – most importantly – a dramatic dip in confidence from potential investors.
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A number of heavy weights in the online space have joined forces to form The Internet Association, a new lobbying group that aims to protect the freedom of the internet and the rights of internet users.
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The US House of Representatives is scheduled today to vote on an five-year extension of the controversial FISA Amendments Acts, which was enacted in 2008 to legalise the Bush adminstration’s wiretapping program. What is FISA Amendments Act?
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The UK’s Department of Education is currently holding a public consultation on parental internet controls, the results of which will influence the coalition government’s decision to implement an mandatory ISP-level content filter, designed to block pornography and other adult content.
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Heads-up people, a new threat to online freedoms is on the horizon. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) looks set to be the latest trade agreement that seeks to infiltrate SOPA-like laws through the backdoor, with almost no public consultation or legal scrutiny.
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Google’s Android mobile operating system is currently the most popular smartphone platform in the world. In the space of just three years, the OS rocketed from 9% of the global smartphone market share to, currently, 56% ahead of Apple, Symbian, BlackBerry OS and Windows Phone.
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Last week saw Google slapped with a $22.5 million fine by the US Federal Trade Commission, in order to settle allegations that the search giant broke its privacy policy, by secretly tracking the browsing habits of millions of people who use Apple’s Safari browser.
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When it comes to defending online privacy not all governments, and indeed not all populations, are born equal. Nowhere is this most apparent than when looking at Germany and other European Union countries. Despite Germany’s role at the very heart of the EU, and despite the EU continually trying erode online freedoms, Germany’s government and legal system has taken a defiant stand on a number of online privacy issues, while the German people have been vociferous in their opposition to online privacy violation.
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