Online privacy is a vast topic and for the average internet user it can be an uphill struggle keeping up with the facts. So we’ve rounded-up five of – what we think – are the most common misconceptions surrounding online privacy.
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Australia’s National Security Proposals, which threaten to curtail the online freedoms of Aussie citizens, are currently being thrashed out in a series of joint parliamentary committees. The latest hearing, which took place last week, saw police officials call for new data retention laws and increased power to access Australian citizens’ online personal data.
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The last week has been troublesome for the world’s biggest social network Facebook, with (false) allegations of a timeline privacy flaw, worries over its new data-sharing partnership, and – most importantly – a dramatic dip in confidence from potential investors.
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A number of heavy weights in the online space have joined forces to form The Internet Association, a new lobbying group that aims to protect the freedom of the internet and the rights of internet users.
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The US House of Representatives is scheduled today to vote on an five-year extension of the controversial FISA Amendments Acts, which was enacted in 2008 to legalise the Bush adminstration’s wiretapping program. What is FISA Amendments Act?
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The UK’s Department of Education is currently holding a public consultation on parental internet controls, the results of which will influence the coalition government’s decision to implement an mandatory ISP-level content filter, designed to block pornography and other adult content.
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Heads-up people, a new threat to online freedoms is on the horizon. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) looks set to be the latest trade agreement that seeks to infiltrate SOPA-like laws through the backdoor, with almost no public consultation or legal scrutiny.
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Google’s Android mobile operating system is currently the most popular smartphone platform in the world. In the space of just three years, the OS rocketed from 9% of the global smartphone market share to, currently, 56% ahead of Apple, Symbian, BlackBerry OS and Windows Phone.
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