# privacy - Tuesday 29 September, 2015
# Clearing The Air
# Clearing The Air
The company responds to privacy fears surrounding how Windows 10 collects and uses information from users.
# Sigh
# Sigh
They have no effect on Facebook’s privacy policy whatsoever so stop sharing them.
# privacy - Monday 28 September, 2015
# No Peeking
# No Peeking
BlackPhone 2 offers encryption by default and allows users detailed control over app permissions.
# privacy - Monday 7 September, 2015
# TechKnowHow
# TechKnowHow
It’s been out for more than a month now but if you are concerned about what data is being shared, here’s how to change that.
# privacy - Sunday 23 August, 2015
# Poll
# Poll
It was revealed on Friday that the email address of an Irish politician has been found on the list.
# privacy - Friday 21 August, 2015
# Terms And Conditions Apply
# Terms And Conditions Apply
The company apologised for the changes, but is it as bad as people are making it out to be?
# Hacked
# Hacked
A search of the hacked databases found 17 email addresses linked to government departments and state agencies.
# privacy - Saturday 8 August, 2015
# Privacy
# Privacy
You’d never have to worry about forgetting your pin again.
# privacy - Wednesday 15 July, 2015
# Privacy
# Privacy
The photo taken of Michael McIntyre has spurred an investigation.
# privacy - Friday 3 July, 2015
# Your Say
# Your Say
Most people are aware of privacy settings on social media sites but is it something you worry about?
# privacy - Saturday 27 June, 2015
# DuckDuckGo
# DuckDuckGo
The search engine that focuses on privacy has slowly built up a reputation by word of mouth.
# privacy - Friday 19 June, 2015
# Dead Last
# Dead Last
While Apple, Yahoo and Dropbox received full marks for their respective privacy policies.
# privacy - Wednesday 10 June, 2015
# Layers
# Layers
If you’re not already using two-step verification, now’s as good a time as any to start.
# privacy - Tuesday 2 June, 2015
# Simplify
# Simplify
The simplified controls will make it easier for users to decide what data Google’s services has access to.
# privacy - Sunday 31 May, 2015
# Privacy
# Privacy
The USA Patriot Act which underpins the domestic activities of the National Security Agency is set to expire.
# privacy - Monday 18 May, 2015
# Private Dancers
# Private Dancers
Or rather, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner is. Rather her than us.
# Your Say
# Your Say
Or is it a thing of the past?
# privacy - Wednesday 13 May, 2015
# Aftermath
# Aftermath
While more than 250,000 requests have been made, the issue remains as divisive as ever.
# privacy - Saturday 2 May, 2015
# Identity
# Identity
Speaking about privacy today, the Tánaiste said children should be entitled to know who their mother is.
# privacy - Wednesday 15 April, 2015
# Dominant Position
# Dominant Position
And the tech giant could be slapped with fines worth €6 billion – if the case ever gets that far.
# privacy - Friday 10 April, 2015
# Madness
# Madness
Max Schrems has taken a €10 million class action lawsuit against the tech giant in his native Austria so as to avoid the ‘madness of the Irish courts’.
# privacy - Wednesday 25 March, 2015
# TechGuide
# TechGuide
And it’s an option that’s available on all major browsers.
# privacy - Wednesday 18 March, 2015
# Your Say
# Your Say
People share relationship details, photos of their kids and even what they’ve had for breakfast. Do you know where the line is?
# privacy - Thursday 12 March, 2015
# Opinion
# Opinion
Everything you do on your office PC or laptop during work time is not only accessible to IT, but indeed technically on work time.
# privacy - Sunday 22 February, 2015
# Nice Data We'll Take It
# Nice Data We'll Take It
This time it may actually happen, and it all sounds a little sinister
# privacy - Thursday 19 February, 2015
# Opinion
# Opinion
Think about your day 15 years ago; you could have gone about your business leaving almost no trace of yourself. Not anymore, data is changing our world.
# privacy - Sunday 1 February, 2015
# Unmanned
# Unmanned
Novelty may give way to concerns over annoyance, nuisance, privacy, trespass and safety.
# privacy - Thursday 29 January, 2015
# Privacy
# Privacy
The minister said she is satisfied the time limit doesn’t need to be changed – for now, at least.
# privacy - Monday 19 January, 2015
# privacy - Saturday 17 January, 2015
# Your Say
# Your Say
A crime fighting tool too far?
# privacy - Tuesday 6 January, 2015
# Embarrassing Pictures
# Embarrassing Pictures
In the age of smartphones, embarrassing pictures of our more indiscreet behaviour can have a way of haunting us.
# privacy - Wednesday 24 December, 2014
# Red Face
# Red Face
You need to do this.
# privacy - Thursday 18 December, 2014
# Cables
# Cables
Documents previously showed that UK authorities had access to opitcal fibre cables that carry a range of data, from internet traffic to telephone calls.
# privacy - Monday 15 December, 2014
# Privacy
# Privacy
The Law Reform Commission says difficulties have emerged in specific cases.
# privacy - Tuesday 2 December, 2014
# Data Protection
# Data Protection
The utility has consulted the Data Commissioner prior to starting the job.
# privacy - Wednesday 26 November, 2014
# Across The Board
# Across The Board
The EU’s privacy regulators are pushing for its ‘Right to be Forgotten’ ruling to be applied globally by all search engines.
# privacy - Thursday 20 November, 2014
# Concerns
# Concerns
The findings come from Microsoft which is currently involved in a legal battle concerning a US warrant for emails stored on Irish servers.
# Crossing The Line
# Crossing The Line
An “astounding” number of people tried to photograph an incident yesterday in which a two-year-old girl was killed.
# privacy - Tuesday 18 November, 2014
# Drip Drip Drip
# Drip Drip Drip
“If I’d made half the mistakes they made today, I’d lose my business…”
# privacy - Wednesday 5 November, 2014
# Data Protection
# Data Protection
The ‘Radar’ app allows users to monitor people they follow on Twitter.
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