Back in September, I linked to a number of news stories in the U.K. about how TalkTalk had become the talk of the privacy community for trialing a program that tracked its users’ web browsing. The purpose of the tracking was to develop a malware system that would warn its customers when they clicked on a…
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TalkTalk defends malware detection trial
Out-Law.com has a good article on the controversy over TalkTalk that incorporates Talk Talk’s rationale in claiming that they are compliant with UK data protection laws. Here’s a snippet: “Our view is that this is our network and we are looking out from our network to URLs and websites accessed, scanning them all to see…
After months of nudging, ICO confirms TalkTalk probe
Tom Jowitt reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed it is looking into the process that TalkTalk uses to monitor the web addresses that its customers are using. The news that TalkTalk was monitoring its customers’ online activity, as part of a trial for a new anti-malware system, first came to light in late July….
UK: TalkTalk defends monitoring while critics claim it violates law
Dean Wilson reports more on the controversy concerning TalkTalk: TalkTalk has today issued a statement defending its recent action of spying on customers, reiterating its assertion that its website tracker is only part of its anti-malware program, not an attempt to invade users’ privacy. It said that its approach is designed to make the internet…