Privacy

Doxing (or Doxxing) is the dropping of documents or information onto the Internet.  It is generally taken to mean the disclosing of information that …

In July 2024 the US Federal Trade Commission issued orders to 8 companies seeking information about their possible use of Surveillance Pricing.  These orders …

In general web sites, posts, tweets and other on-line content all rely on sharing information.  Links to other relevant content makes it easier to …

Apple Intelligence is forecast to release as a beta in Autumn 2024 and as a full version in 2025.  It will be included in …

Push Notifications are primarily seen as a marketing or advertising tool.   Another popular use is within chat applications; ensuring that subscribers keep up with …

Kindus has already outlined the EU Digital Markets Act.  The Digital Services Act is another EU law that came into force on all platforms …

Various services offer the concept of private browsing.  In most cases this means that browsing history is kept secret from other users of the …

The EU Digital Markets Act became law in 2022 and its terms began to apply from May 2023. Major Internet content providers needed to …

On 25th April 2023 the UK government introduced the UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill to parliament.  This was the formal first reading, …

WhatsApp has threatened to withdraw from the UK if the Online Safety Bill becomes law. Regardless of any such action its use within the …

Kindus discussed the principles and issues behind the UK Online Safety Bill in 2022.  Since then it has moved through the parliamentary approval procedures …

Until very recently the first signs to look for in recognising a fake or scam was poor grammar.  The evolution of AI that can …

Many of the free services that run through of the Internet work on the principle that you are willing to give up some personal …

Dorking is a legal but specialised sub-set of Google searching Google dorks are keyword searches that look for specific website content rather than searching …

Is CAPTCHA Redundant? Automated routines aim to prevent bots flooding websites with unwanted activity but also drive away regular users and are readily bypassed …

The UK Online Safety Bill Privacy versus protection, weighing the legal and operational constraints. The UK Online Safety Bill received its first reading in …

Passwordless Authentication The need to remember and input passwords to access data may be coming to an end Passwords are a core issue in …

QR Code Scams Mobile phones may open QR codes without checking if the content can be trusted. QR codes seemed to be going out …

Who’s Looking At You As facial recognition software has become more reliable it is entering that grey area between personal security and personal privacy. …

Location Data Privacy Accurate information on population movement has become a marketable commodity and this has encouraged some shady practices amongst mobile app developers …