Privacy protection is essential to shield human rights, says Microsoft President Smith, as he calls for tougher controls
Hack of WhatsApp more sinister than first thought, with high-profile government and military officials of US allies targetted
Facebook division files lawsuit against NSO Group, because of alleged surveillance tool exploit
Relationship between Google staff and management sinks to new low after worker surveillance allegation
Going dark. International BBC news website can now be accessed via the Tor network, to thwart censorship
Assange loses court bid to delay extradition hearing, after arguing he needs more time to prepare defence
Security vendor finds heavily promoted Chinese app contains code to allow state monitoring of phones
App violated rules says Apple, as it allowed protesters in Hong Kong to ambush police
Both the US NSA and UK NCSC warn hackers are actively exploiting vulnerabilities in VPN products
Online freedom clampdown? Russian lawmarkers draft bill to block email or messenger users who circulate 'banned' content
The United States, UK, and Australia sign open letter to Facebook saying encryption helps child abuse, as they demand an…
Firefox users in US will get DoH privacy protection by default, but UK users will have to manually switch it…
Victory against censorship? Google wins landmark ruling from Europe's top court over right to be forgotten case
Lawmakers in California have banned the use of facial-recognition software in police body cams
Another move to strengthen its privacy credentials, as Mozilla gradually switches on DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) for its Firefox browser
High Court says South Wales police use of facial recognition cameras was lawful, after shopper complaint
Going offline. Protesters in Hong Kong are reportedly using a Bluetooth-based messaging app to communicate
Private firm confirms it no longer uses facial recognition cameras in the Kings Cross District area
My bad. Formal apology from Apple and pledge to make Siri recordings optional going forward
With 5G touted as the catalyst that will propel us into a future transformed by the Internet of Things, we…
Do not track. New tool to give users the ability to stop apps and businesses sharing their data to the…
Tech giants take action against Kazakh government attempt to spy on all surfing and browsing in that country
UK data protection watchdog to investigate why Kings Cross developer is using facial recognition
Two dozen California lawmakers flagged as criminals by facial recognition software, ACLU says
Err yes, we do sometimes listen. Microsoft admits it does collect voice data for Skype and Cortana services
Privacy concerns have resulted in Google suspending European transcriptions of voice assistance clips
Privacy concerns about Alexa spying on people prompts one MP to call for toughened new laws
Russia continues to say 'net' to British firm's plan to offer broadband satellite services in that country
World first dedicated office in Australia to police the likes of Google and Facebook and their algorithms
Search engine giant expected to pay a mere $13m to end lawsuit over Street View data harvesting