Tag: united kingdom

Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: February 5, 2021

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of February 5th, 2021 UK Police Chief falsely claims that end to end encrypted messaging “puts lives at risk” The Detective Chief Superintendent in charge of the Uinted Kingdom’s online anti terrorism unit doesn’t want Facebook to add end to end encryption to its Messenger app or Instagram. The … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: February 5, 2021”

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  • Feb 1, 2021 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media,

UK Police Chief falsely claims that end to end encrypted messaging “puts lives at risk”

The Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom (UK) really really don’t want Facebook to bring end to end encryption to Facebook Messenger and Instagram. In fact, a police chief went so far as to say that offering end to end encryption would “’unequivocally put lives at risk.” The words were uttered by Detective Chief Superintendent … Continue reading “UK Police Chief falsely claims that end to end encrypted messaging “puts lives at risk””

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  • Jul 14, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments,

Huawei 5G banned in the United Kingdom; must be removed by 2027

The United Kingdom (UK) is banning telecommunications companies from using Huawei 5G equipment. Following sanctions put on Huawei by the United States, United Kingdom Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden told the press on Tuesday that the UK will forbid mobile providers from buying Huawei 5G kits and must retire already bought hardware by 2027. Huawei hardware … Continue reading “Huawei 5G banned in the United Kingdom; must be removed by 2027”

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  • May 19, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News,

UK’s largest airline, easyJet, reveals January 2020 breach of 9 million customer records

The largest airline in the United Kingdom, easyJet, revealed that they had been hacked by a “sophisticated attack” in January of 2020. All in all, approximately 9 million customers were affected by the EasyJet hack. The affected customers had their travel records and emails exposed. The EasyJet disclosure also revealed that 2,208 of the 9 … Continue reading “UK’s largest airline, easyJet, reveals January 2020 breach of 9 million customer records”

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  • Apr 24, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

UK government plans to let more agencies access internet connection records with Investigatory Powers Act expansion

The Investigatory Powers Act was passed in 2016 and mandated that internet service providers and mobile data providers in the UK store internet connection records for twelve months. Internet connection records include the metadata that are tied to all internet connections – examples include the internet activity timestamps, internet history, IP addresses used, etc. Dubbed … Continue reading “UK government plans to let more agencies access internet connection records with Investigatory Powers Act expansion”

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  • Mar 31, 2019 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

The UK porn block hasn’t started yet, but experts are already doubting its potency

The United Kingdom waits with abated breath to find out when and how porn blocks will be implemented across the country. We are sure of one thing right now, though: The porn blocks are not starting today, April 1st, 2019. The latest concrete date that was provided was “by Easter 2019.” That means these blocks … Continue reading “The UK porn block hasn’t started yet, but experts are already doubting its potency”

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  • Mar 8, 2019 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

The UK’s AgeID porn filters are a recurring April Fool’s joke with a dark punchline

Will the United Kingdom (UK) start forcing its internet users to prove their age with documents and use a unique identifier if they wish to freely browse pornorgraphic websites on April 1st, 2019? According to some media like Hull, yes; according to others like Mirror, the date still isn’t set in stone. Starting in 2012 … Continue reading “The UK’s AgeID porn filters are a recurring April Fool’s joke with a dark punchline”

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  • Sep 3, 2017 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, VPN,

US leads UK in VPN use and some security awareness, according to survey

A recent security study shows VPN use on the rise in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Wombat Security surveyed roughly 1,000 adults in the United States and 1,000 adults in the United Kingdom on their internet security habits – showing a clear leader in common VPN use. The author of the study, … Continue reading “US leads UK in VPN use and some security awareness, according to survey”

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  • Jun 7, 2017 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

Most UK ISPs block Private Internet Access by default

VPN websites, like that of Private Internet Access, are actively being censored by internet service providers (ISPs) in the United Kingdom (UK). The website blocks were first put into place by UK ISPs on government order in an effort to censor pornography in 2014. Since then, more ISPs have joined in default blocking. However, research has shown that … Continue reading “Most UK ISPs block Private Internet Access by default”

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