Meta begins end-to-end encryption rollout
Meta has begun its rollout of automatic encryption of all Facebook and Messenger chats, the company has announced.Messages and calls protected by end-to-end-encryption (E2EE), which has been an option since 2016, can be read only by
Australia tells dating apps to swipe right on improved safety standards
The Australian government has warned the online dating industry that they must strengthen policies to improve safety standards or be forced to do so through legislation. The warning to dating apps comes in the wake of
Europe signs off on a new privacy pact that allows data to keep flowing to US
The European Union signed off on a new agreement over the privacy of personal information that is pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease European concerns about electronic spying by American intelligence agencies. The EU-US Data
Apple and Google team up to combat unwanted tracking through Bluetooth devices
Apple and Google are teaming up to thwart unwanted tracking through Bluetooth devices that were created to help people find lost keys, keep tabs on luggage or to locate other things that have a tendency to
Capita reveals evidence of data breach in cyber attack
Outsourcing firm and government contractor Capita said customer, supplier or colleague data may have been accessed by hackers in a recent cyber attack on the firm. The group – a major contractor for local authorities –
Number of webpages containing most extreme child sex abuse doubles
Images of children aged as young as seven being abused online have risen by almost two thirds while the number of webpages found to contain the most extreme material has doubled in recent years, according to
