In a commentary on the AshleyMadison.com hack (see DataBreaches.net for coverage of the hack), Rupert Myers writes: Whether you hold that these men and women are the architects of their own misery who deserve everything that’s coming, or you couldn’t care less about the private lives of strangers, the power of individuals to disrupt the lives…
Category: Online
Dutch police phone taps now automatically include internet
DutchNews.nl reports: Dutch police now automatically intercept internet traffic when setting up a telephone tap, online magazine Computerworld reports on Thursday. The news was buried in the justice ministry’s annual report which was published in May and has only now been made public, the website states. Read more on DutchNews.nl.
Impero threatens researcher for exposing security holes
Concerned about the security of student information? If so, this should infuriate you: A researcher who exposed security flaws in tools used to monitor the Internet usage of UK students has been hit with a copyright complaint. ‘Slipstream’ discovered flaws in Impero Education Pro which could reveal the personal details of thousands of pupils but…
UK: David Cameron’s compulsory online PORN filters could be SCRAPPED under EU law
Aaron Brown reports: David Cameron – who recently pushed ahead with legislation which could see WhatsApp, iMessage and other chat apps BANNED in the UK – could have to backtrack over his mandatory online porn filters. […] The proposed legislation – dubbed the Single Telecoms Market law – proposes unifying “net neutrality” to protect an “open Internet” across the European Union….