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Give up Google, don’t hit ‘accept all’: how to fight for your privacy

In Privacy Is Power, professor Carissa Véliz has made a shocking survey…

28 September, 2020/by serviceteamit

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Your data is not destined for China, assures TikTok’s UK boss

The controversial app’s users are ignoring geopolitical battle over its digital security,…

23 August, 2020/by serviceteamit

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Ransomware attack on Garmin thought to be the work of ‘Evil Corp’

Russian cybercrime gang is believed to be responsible for taking Garmin services…

27 July, 2020/by serviceteamit

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Smartwatch maker Garmin hit by outages after ransomware attack

US company forced to shut down call centres, website and some other…

24 July, 2020/by serviceteamit

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US judge: WhatsApp lawsuit against Israeli spyware firm NSO can proceed

NSO Group was sued last year by messaging app owned by FacebookWho…

17 July, 2020/by serviceteamit

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Spanish deputy PM urges investigation into Catalan spyware claims

Exclusive: Pablo Iglesias calls alleged targeting of independence movement figures unacceptable The…

16 July, 2020/by serviceteamit

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The Guardian view on an NHS coronavirus app: it must do no harm | Editorial

Smartphones can be used to digitally trace Covid-19. But not if the public…

6 May, 2020/by serviceteamit

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Using Big Tech to tackle coronavirus risks swapping one lockdown for another | Adam Smith

An app that logs movements and contacts might seem like a fair trade…

22 April, 2020/by serviceteamit

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Why isn’t the government publishing more data about coronavirus deaths? | Jeni Tennison

Studying the past is futile in an unprecedented crisis. Science is the answer…

2 April, 2020/by serviceteamit

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Will we just accept our loss of privacy, or has the techlash already begun? | Alan Rusbridger

Not so long ago we searched Google. Now we seem quite happy to…

2 February, 2020/by serviceteamit

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