Data Protection
Why Does Silicon Valley Want to Get So Many Women Pregnant?
Investors hope fertility apps will help women deliver healthy babies, but what they also hope users will deliver is a lot of sensitive data.
The City That Has Its Own Operating System
In the first episode of the UK Motherboard Show, we visit Bristol’s smart city project and talk hyperconnected futures.
Europe Ruled Its Data-Sharing Agreement With US Tech Companies Invalid
A case concerning Facebook data and the NSA has dealt a fatal blow to the widely-used pact that let companies easily transfer data from the EU to the US.
A Clinic's Email Screwup Revealed 780 Patients' HIV Status
When the difference between CC and BCC is really important.
Missing Links: What's Next for the Right to Be Forgotten
A year on, Europe's order for Google to remove links is as controversial as ever.
This Was the Week in Video Games
The Peter Molyneux controversy continued, something called the World Video Game Hall of Fame came into being, and a bunch of games came out.
Why Are British Schools Allowed to Fingerprint Children?
It could be an easy way for the government to shut down the protesters and rioters of the future.
After Latest Blunder, Privacy Watchdog Chief Calls Uber 'Out of Control'
Uber is facing another PR crisis after an executive suggested the company should hire a team of researchers to discredit critical journalists.
Are UK Nightclubs Breaking Data Laws by Storing Your IDs and Fingerprints?
Everyone kicked up a fuss when the government proposed mandatory ID cards, but you're freely handing your details to a nationwide database every Friday night.
Drone Licence Plates? The UK Explores Regulations for Privacy
The UK government is considering legislation around drones, and especially the data UAVs can collect.
The Greek Military Is Laying Off HIV-Positive Soldiers
The European Constitution forbids this kind of discrimination, but it's taken Christos years of fighting in the Greek courts to get even close to a legal ruling that says his dismissal was illegal.