US Justice Department to charge Chinese military officials with hacking
The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to charge Chinese military officials with hacking US companies to obtain trade secrets.
Peter Sayer | 19 May | Read more
Stories by Peter Sayer
Rush to defend against Heartbleed leads to mistakes with certificates, patches
Despite taking prompt action to defend against the Heartbleed attack, some sites are no better off than before -- and in some cases, they are much worse off.
Peter Sayer | 10 May | Read more
Dropbox disables old shared document links to prevent unintended access
Dropbox has disabled old shared document links in a bid to prevent its users' files from being accessed by unintended recipients.
Peter Sayer | 06 May | Read more
French consumer group sues Google, Facebook and Twitter over privacy policies
French consumer protection group UFC-Que Choisir has issued Facebook, Twitter and Google with a summons to appear before the Paris High Court, which it has asked to strike out what it says are unfair or illegal clauses in the companies' user agreements.
Peter Sayer | 25 Mar | Read more
Secusmart puts its BlackBerry encryption chip to work on the desktop
At around €2,000 (US$2800) each, the secure smartphones that SecuSmart showed at Cebit last year were out of reach of many businesses -- although three governments have since bought them to secure mobile phone calls between senior officials, according to CEO Hans-Christoph Quelle. Now the company has developed a less expensive and more flexible system intended for the enterprise, and has extended the reach of its mobile system to secure VOIP calls on desktop phones.
Peter Sayer | 14 Mar | Read more
Researchers hope to secure development of mobile apps with faster code scans
Fraunhofer Institute researchers are working to speed up the scanning of mobile app code for security flaws, aiming to offer developers in a few milliseconds the kind of analysis that once required an all-night scan of code.
Peter Sayer | 10 Mar | Read more
Nov'IT says flashing a new ROM onto your Android phone can make it more secure
Rooting your Android phone and flashing it with a new ROM -- a different version of the OS -- is usually accompanied by dire warnings from the manufacturer and occasionally even the supplier of the ROM image that it can make your phone less secure. Nov'IT, exhibiting at Mobile World Congress this week, says that its ROM will help keep your data and communications safe from prying eyes.
Peter Sayer | 25 Feb | Read more
Google appeals €150,000 fine from French privacy watchdog over new policies
Google has lodged an appeal against the €150,000 (US$205,000) fine imposed by the French privacy watchdog, a company spokesman said Tuesday.
Peter Sayer | 15 Jan | Read more
French authorities requested 6,145 phone and data taps in 2012
French government and police officials requested 6,145 phone and data taps in 2012, fewer than in 2011, according to figures released by the French National Commission for the Control of Security Interceptions (CNCIS) earlier this week.
Peter Sayer | 27 Dec | Read more
Edward Snowden's Christmas message: a child born today will have no conception of privacy
"A child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy at all," Edward Snowden warned Wednesday in a message broadcast to U.K. television viewers.
Peter Sayer | 26 Dec | Read more
Internet companies dismayed by French law allowing warrantless access to live user data
The French Senate has passed a law giving government officials warrantless access to live login and user location data from ISPs and websites, angering Internet companies and human rights groups.
Peter Sayer | 12 Dec | Read more
French lawmakers propose warrantless access to live user data from ISPs and hosting sites
A wide variety of government officials could gain access to live data concerning users of ISPs and online services including content-hosting sites, without the approval of a judge, under a draft law approved by members of the French National Assembly on Friday.
Peter Sayer | 02 Dec | Read more
Google ordered by French court to block Max Mosley sex party photos
A French court has ordered Google to block from its search results pictures of former Formula One motor racing president Max Mosley participating in a sado-masochistic sex party with five women.
Peter Sayer | 07 Nov | Read more
France summons US ambassador over allegations of spying on phone calls and industry
French foreign minister Laurent Fabius has summoned the U.S. ambassador to explain allegations that the U.S. National Security Agency spied on French telecommunications giant Alcatel-Lucent and gathered data on millions of phone calls.
Peter Sayer | 21 Oct | Read more
Report: French ministers told to install Android sandbox if they want to use smartphones
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault warned government ministers this summer that they and their staff should only use approved smartphones to discuss sensitive matters, a French magazine has revealed.
Peter Sayer | 13 Sep | Read more