Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has implemented a law requiring the country’s Internet service providers to retain records of users’ incoming and outgoing data for at least three months, according to a Monday report by the state-run PressTV news agency. The government said the law is designed to help catch those who illegally steal others’ personal…
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Deutsche Bank detectives had intern apply at law firm
Private detectives hired by Deutsche Bank AG tried to place an intern at a law firm to gather information about businessman Leo Kirch, according to a letter by a German data-protection regulator. The security firm in 2006 asked a lawyer to apply for an internship at Munich-based Bub Gauweiler & Partner, which represents Kirch in…
RIM fights BlackBerry snoop gaffe
RIM, maker of the BlackBerry mobile phone, has told the Reg that Etisalat is talking tosh and the BlackBerry remains a secure platform, after the United Arab Emirates operator “patched” the device with surveillance software. The “patch” which Etisalat sent out last week was actually a surveillance application, designed to make copies of received e-mails,…
Green Party candidate’s e-mail hacked
Local Green Party candidate Peter Ellis received a lesson in Internet safety recently after his e-mail account was hacked and used as part of an online fraud. Someone hacked into Ellis’ Hotmail account and used it to send out a request for money under the bogus premise that it was needed for an emergency medical…