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Wells Fargo firing staff for using 'mouse jiggler' tools raises questions over employee privacy, wellbeing
By Ross Kelly published
News Wells Fargo is by no means the first company to crack down on mouse jigglers

Euro police chiefs rekindle end-to-end encryption battle amid continued rollouts
By Steve Ranger published
News End-to-end encryption plans are putting users in danger and making it harder to fight crime, police claim, but tech industry stakeholders disagree

Google forced to delete billions of incognito browsing records after privacy controversy
By George Fitzmaurice published
News Google has agreed to delete data it gained improperly through its private browsing function

Avast framed itself as a data privacy champion - it failed customers, and now it's paid the price
By Ross Kelly published
News Avast offered users a host of tools to protect their privacy rights while selling data to more than 100 third-party clients

ICO threatens to name and shame cookie consent rogues
By Emma Woollacott published
News Websites failing on cookie consent have until January before the ICO takes action

Surge in workplace monitoring prompts new ICO guidelines on employee privacy
By Ross Kelly published
News Detailed guidance on how to implement workplace monitoring could prevent data protection blunders

Explained: The state of end-to-end encryption in the UK now the Online Safety Bill saga is over
By Ross Kelly published
Analysis Industry stakeholders have previously criticized the Online Safety Bill over its heavy-handed approach to encryption

Putting privacy-enhancing technologies to use
By Rory Bathgate published
ITPro Podcast Data can be protected in use without breaking privacy boundaries
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