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Network security

California Bill Seeks to Adopt Strict Net Neutrality Despite FCC Ruling

March 19, 2018

Via: Security Week

As Americans wait to see whether net neutrality can gain enough support among lawmakers to invoke disapproval via the Congressional Review Act, individual states are not waiting — several are working on state laws to maintain net neutrality within their […]


Privacy protection

Government’s general and indiscriminate data collection ruled unlawful

December 23, 2016

Via: Naked Security

Whatever the eventual fate of the British government’s shiny new Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) – derided as a ‘snooper’s charter’ by critics – yesterday will go down as one of its most difficult moments. In a carefully worded but hard-hitting […]


Access control

US court rules that FBI can hack into a computer without a warrant

June 24, 2016

Via: CIO

A U.S. court has ruled that the FBI can hack into a computer without a warrant — a move which is troubling privacy advocates. The criminal case involves a child pornography site, Playpen, that had been accessible through Tor, a […]


Editorial, Privacy protection

Safe Harbor Agreement invalidation – what to be prepared for

October 8, 2015

Via: Russel Edwards

The Safe Harbor Agreement is an U.S. – EU agreement between the European Commission and the United States Department of Commerce by virtue of which a Safe Harbor list is open for U.S. organizations. Once businesses meet the conditions and join […]


Privacy protection

EU: No Safe Harbor for US firms

October 7, 2015

Via: privacy-protection

A European court on Tuesday tossed out a long-standing agreement between the United States and European Union over how private data handled by Facebook and other companies can be exchanged, inflaming transatlantic trade tensions. The European Court of Justice’s ruled […]