Last week a man was arrested in the UK for posting an image of a burning paper poppy to Facebook, in just the latest incident of what appears to be a growing crackdown on free speech and internet freedoms in the UK.
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A recent study from business strategists The Boston Consulting Group, has underscored the growing importance and value of online personal data for businesses. The report titled ‘The Value of Our Digital Identity’, says the total value extracted from European consumers’ personal data in 2011 was 315 billion euros and that figure is predicted to grow to a staggering 1 trillion euros annually by 2020.
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The UK government is edging ever closer to passing its draconian communications data bill, but new research from YouGov shows that the British public do not trust the coalition when it comes to keeping its private online data safe.
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Although maintaining complete anonymity on the internet is very difficult, there are plenty of tools and alternative services out there that can help protect your personal data. Below we’ve listed five of our favorite services and tools that are privacy conscious.
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Google’s new privacy policy may be in breach of EU law according to 30 European data protection commissioners. The EU has sent a public letter to Google saying its new privacy policy could be collecting too much data on users and holding that data for too long.
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Online privacy is a vast topic and for the average internet user it can be an uphill struggle keeping up with the facts. So we’ve rounded-up five of – what we think – are the most common misconceptions surrounding online privacy.
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Australia’s National Security Proposals, which threaten to curtail the online freedoms of Aussie citizens, are currently being thrashed out in a series of joint parliamentary committees. The latest hearing, which took place last week, saw police officials call for new data retention laws and increased power to access Australian citizens’ online personal data.
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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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