It’s a battle of online privacy versus a crackdown on crime, but is a total ban on the popular app, WhatsApp, the right way to go?
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Millions of new devices are going online as the Internet of Things expands. But many have security or privacy holes. Here’s what to look for to keep yourself safe online.
Young people are starting to skip the very public postings of some of social media’s original platforms. Why? And where will that leave the companies that rely on our willingness to divulge everything?
New York City is developing a ‘free’ public Wi-Fi network to be deployed throughout the city, but the poorly appreciated price is our privacy.
There is a way to ensure online advertising, the free web, and privacy can all coexist together.
Banning encryption won’t help, and probably isn’t possible anyway.
A digital age of consent could ensure internet users know what they’re getting into. But where to draw the line is tricky.
With attacks against Tor increasing, prototype anonymising software Vuvuzela takes a different approach.
University researchers broke Tor, briefly, to bring down Silk Road 2.0, and this matters.
The rush to grant more surveillance powers doesn’t reflect what actually keeps us safe.
The tools that protect people’s privacy on social media are being used by terrorists to spread their messages of hate and attack.
Doing something about online security would be best. But talking about it is a good start.
The Investigatory Powers Bill would require ISPs to store 12 months of our web browsing history – a year-long snapshot of our thoughts, fears, interests and behaviour.
The Investigatory Powers Bill raises plenty of questions. Here are the answers.
The snooper’s charter is here, and it’s as bad as expected. Here’s three problems that need fixing.
James Bond and his ilk are out-dated. Better understanding and sharing of data will save more lives than spies.
Unwarranted mass surveillance will shift the balance of power in favour of the spies - and that might not be good for us.
End of Safe Harbour agreement isn’t the end of the world, and it might just mean a far better replacement is on its way.
Online advertising is so out of control, sometimes there’s more ads than content.
With the end of the Safe Harbour agreement, data protection for their users will be more than a tick-box exercise for US firms.
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW
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Professor of Cybersecurity, Head of School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in Telecommunications Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Survey Research Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Technology, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer, Communications and Media Studies, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Networking, The Open University
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Professor specialising in Internet law, Bond University
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Professor of Global Politics and Cybersecurity, UCL
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Distinguished Professor and C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law, Indiana University