March 07, 2017

City planners use mobile data to track congestion in tourist hot spots

Schemes in Barcelona and London gather data on how people move through high-traffic areas

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February 23, 2017

How much does Facebook really know about you – and is it right?

Third-party tools that show you what Facebook can piece together about you are a useful reminder of just how much data you're sharing - but they aren't always accurate

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February 21, 2017

Google and Bing plan to bury pirated content

From 1 June 2017 Google and Bing will to de-prioritise unlawful sharing sites

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February 20, 2017

Where does the buck stop when there’s a security breach?

Is it the IT department's problem, or does the buck go as far as the C-suite? Opinions are polarised, but it's more nuanced in the real world

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February 17, 2017

Couple can’t store data from camera pointed at next door’s garden

Ruling against Google continuing to track Safari users used to shore up case against couple who pointed cameras at their neighbours' garden

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February 16, 2017

Retailers push back against plans to boost security of online shopping

EU banking organisation suggests requiring a passcode for purchases over €10, but retailers and payments providers warn of potential hit to sales

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February 15, 2017

Government focuses on young people to tackle cyberskills shortage

Scheme aims to have nearly 6,000 teenagers trained in cyberskills by 2021

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February 14, 2017

Twitter stumbles on safety feature as users push back

Users push back on a plan by Twitter to ditch notifications on being added to lists

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February 13, 2017

University’s IoT devices went fishing for information – how did it happen?

How a university IoT devices were turned into a botnet carries lessons for all of us

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