Data watchdog rejects EU and US data deal

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has demanded revisions to a consumer data sharing deal between the EU and the US, intended to be a replacement for the long-running ‘Safe Harbour’ pact between the two regions. The EDPS said a data transfer...

Microsoft to ban ‘easy’ passwords to improve security

Microsoft is tightening password security by banning easy passwords, such as ‘123456’, following recent high profile security breaches. The move follows revelations about the recent LinkedIn data hack, which showed that the most popular passwords people...

Cultural revolution: ‘Art’ gets its own web domain

The internet is about to get a bit more crowded (and cultural) with the introduction of a new .art domain dedicated to the creative industry. UK Creative Ideas Limited (UKCI) signed an agreement with ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, in...

The death of passwords? Most consumers want biometric security

Over half (52%) of consumers want biomentrics and other modern authentication methods over traditional passwords, according to new research. The study, from Gigya, entitled “Businesses Should Begin Preparing for the Death of the Password” is based on results of its...

Hacker puts 100m LinkedIn logins up for sale

A hacker is advertising what they claim is more than one hundred million LinkedIn logins for sale, forcing the social network to reset accounts. The IDs were reportedly sourced from a breach four years ago, which had previously been thought to have included a fraction...

Global trust of the Internet in decline- report

Consumers are increasingly worried about their online privacy and security, especially when it comes to ‎how their personal data is handled by private corporations and governments, according to new global research. The survey commissioned by the Centre for...

Broadband ads “misleading” say MPs

British MPs have claimed that broadband ads are misleading, with just 10% actually getting the advertised speeds. A cross-party group of 50 MPs called the British Infrastructure Group (BIG) have strongly criticised the way that broadband is advertised in the UK. The...