Uber, not renowned in the past for taking the best care of customer data, pushes back against planners with new data tool
New privacy rules at risk as Trump prepares to take office
Changes in FCC membership mean restrictions on what data ISPs collect about you could be overturned
How could social media legalese be made more friendly?
A lawyer’s attempt to make Instagram’s T&Cs more kid-friendly is great – so we had a go at some of the other platforms’ terms
News in brief: cookie monster slain; FBI disclosure on shooter’s iPhone; Mayer to step down
Your round-up of some of the other stories in the news today
US college pays $28,000 to get files back after ransomware attack
College believed to have taken out cyber-insurance that will cover at least some of the payout
The Spy, sorry, The Fridge Who Loved Me
More IoT devices, greater connectivity, voice control via the cloud, a smarter home… but what about security?
Your data is being held for ransom. Now what?
Do you pay the crooks or tell them to take a hike?
Thousands of MongoDB databases compromised and held to ransom
MongoDB databases are being hit by an attacker demanding a 0.2BTC ransom
Beware phishing scams in Amazon listings
If it looks too good to be true it probably is
News in brief: Telegram crack “fake”; superuser passwords leaked; election systems “critical infrastructure”
Your round-up of some of the other stories in the news today