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Google’s secret cache of medical data includes names and full details of millions – whistleblower

Whistleblower tells Guardian of growing alarm over secret transfer of medical history data,...
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Google’s secret cache of medical data includes names and full details of millions – whistleblower

Whistleblower tells Guardian of growing alarm over secret transfer of medical history data,...
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These new rules were meant to protect our privacy. They don’t work | Stephanie Hare

The data protection laws introduced last year are failing us – and our...
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7-Eleven fuel app data breach exposes users’ personal details

App users were able to see other customers’ data, including names, dates of...
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Police database flagged 9,000 cybercrime reports as ‘security risk’

Reports were quarantined by software designed to protect fraud bureau’s computer system, watchdog...
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Farewell the ‘porn block’ – a PR exercise but lousy policy | Amy Orben

Without greater access to our online habits, politicians cannot frame laws for the...
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China has built ‘massive global data-collection ecosystem’ to boost its interests

Chinese use state-owned enterprises, local tech companies and foreign partnerships, ASPI report saysThe...
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Prevent database is secure but not secret | Letter

Describing a documented database as ‘secret’ risks causing unjustified distrust in a multi-agency...
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Scientists invent new technology to print invisible messages

Messages can only be seen under UV light and can be erased using...
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YouTube’s fine and child safety online | Letters

Fining YouTube for targeting adverts at children as if they were adults shows...
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Data breach may affect 50,000 Australian university students using ‘Get’ app

Students using events app Get, previously known as Qnect, may have had their...
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Guardian investigations: how tech helps tackle big data … and big lawyers

Our head of investigations explains how a new IT system, Giant, has the...
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A ‘deep fake’ app will make us film stars – but will we regret our narcissism?

Users of Zao can now add themselves into the scenes of their favourite...
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Chinese deepfake app Zao sparks privacy row after going viral

Critics say face-swap app could spread misinformation on a massive scaleA Chinese app...
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Uighurs in China were target of two-year iOS malware attack – reports

Android and Windows devices also targeted in campaign believed to be state-backedChinese Uighurs...
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Maths and tech specialists need Hippocratic oath, says academic

Exclusive: Hannah Fry says ethical pledge needed in tech fields that will shape...
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Myki data release breached privacy laws and revealed travel histories, including of Victorian MP

Researchers able to identify MP Anthony Carbines’s travel history using tweets and Public...
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Major breach found in biometrics system used by banks, UK police and defence firms

Fingerprints, facial recognition and other personal information from Biostar 2 discovered on publicly...
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From Watergate to El Paso: should we be relying on unelected bodies to protect us?

Web security firm Cloudflare’s decision to terminate 8chan as a customer is welcome,...
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Chinese cyberhackers ‘blurring line between state power and crime’

Cybersecurity firm FireEye says ‘aggressive’ APT41 group working for Beijing is also hacking...
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Briton who helped stop 2017 WannaCry virus spared jail over malware charges

Marcus Hutchins pleaded guilty to two malware charges25-year-old ‘incredibly thankful’ to be...
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Is buying a ‘smart nappy’ really such a clever idea? | Arwa Mahdawi

Anxious parents may see the appeal of measuring their baby’s vital signs –...
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The Great Hack: the film that goes behind the scenes of the Facebook data scandal

This week, a Netflix documentary on Cambridge Analytica sheds light on one of...
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How do I remove malware from my Windows laptop?

Don’s laptop is infected with malware and he’d like a clean machine, what’s...
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Hacked forensic firm pays ransom after malware attack

Largest private provider Eurofins hands over undisclosed fee to regain control of systems...
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How Chinese spy app allows officials to harvest personal data

Intrusive software collects emails and texts and could be used to track movementThe...
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Australian National University hit by huge data breach

Vice-chancellor says hack involved personal and payroll details going back 19 yearsThe Australian...
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The Guardian view on cybercrime: the law must be enforced | Editorial

Governments and police must take crime on the internet seriously. It is where...
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Saudi Arabia accused of hacking London-based dissident

Kingdom targeted satirist Ghanem Almasarir with Israeli malware, letter of claim allegesSaudi Arabia...
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George Orwell’s dystopia is with us today | Letters

As several Observer stories reveal, individuals are being watched and scrutinised just as...