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Government websites may not comply with new cookie law

Cabinet Office admits many Government department websites will fail to comply with amendment to PECR

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Android users are a "lucrative target" for cyber criminals

Security company F-Secure's latest mobile-threat report shows worrying trend towards more sophisticated and complex malicious software attacks on Android devices

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ICO website goes offline in suspected DDOS attack

Information Commissioner's Office's website appears to be latest target of hacktivists

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Government ploughs ahead with widely criticised 'snooping charter'

Access to all communications data is essential for purposes of anti-terorism and crime detection, says the Government, despite privacy concerns about the Communications Bill

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Cameron to consider automatic porn filters for ISPs

Prime minister will hold discussions to view the possibilities of automatic block on adult content online

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  • 04/05/2012
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Protection of Freedoms Act outlines rules for DNA retention

Provides guidance on DNA and fingerprint data retention

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Anti-piracy proposals would 'breach EU privacy laws'

Data watchdog warns that ACTA would break European Convention on Human Rights

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Scrambls browser plug-in offers free message encryption service

People can encrypt messages posted on social media sites, emails to protect privacy

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ICO says consumers are a "soft touch" for cyber criminals

Privacy watchdog finds bank details and other personal data left on second-hand hard disks

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Study finds cyber crime at record levels costing the UK billions

PricewaterhouseCoopers study makes grim reading with companies showing their security procedures need tightening

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Simplicity puts Homekey on sale

Homekey for simpler computing

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Peeress calls for ISPs to block porn

Online Safety Bill would require people to opt in to access pornographic content

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Girls Around Me app pulled from Apple Store after backlash

An application that displayed nearby single women has been taken off the Apple Store after people condemned it for encouraging stalking

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