Phone and tablet unlocking - US government nudges it closer to law
A posting from Naked Security about Phone and tablet unlocking: US citizens are now one step closer to being able to do (more or less) what they want with their gadgets - at least as far as choosing a wireless carrier goes. On Thursday, six months after the White House publicly endorsed a citizens' petition to regain […]
EU's Cybersecurity Strategy gets harsh criticism from data protection advocate
A posting from Naked Security on Cybersecurty Strategy : A top EU data privacy advocate has criticised the European Union's plans to combat cybercrime, saying they don't provide enough protection for personal data. In the same statement, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Peter Hustinx suggested that too little attention has been paid to existing regulations and […]
Texas becomes first US state to ban warrantless email snooping
A posting from Naked Security: Texas has become the first US state to ban email snooping without a warrant. Governor Rick Perry signed the new privacy bill - HB 2268 - into law on Friday. It went into effect immediately. The bill enacts a law that sets Texas residents apart from the other 49 states by protecting […]
US law enforcers want to see a kill switch on our mobile phones
US law enforcers want to see a kill switch on our mobile phones
NYPD detective charged with hiring email hackers to break into colleagues' personal accounts
New York City police have arrested a NYPD detective for hiring an email hacking service to pinch the login details for at least 43 personal email accounts and one cell phone belonging to at least 30 individuals. Edwin Vargas, 42, of Bronxville (a part of New York City), is accused of having paid $4,050 via […]