Overwhelming majority of MEPs vote in favour of measures like the ‘right to be forgotten’ and increased data breach fines
We need to encrypt everything, the whistleblower tells South by Southwest festival, over a live link from Moscow
Volkswagen CEO says IT and car industries must work together on connected cars and that there should be privacy protection…
EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes says it is crucial that European data protection legislation is pushed through in 2014
Police and government data requests focused overwhelmingly on individuals over enterprises in 2013, according to Microsoft
British Pregnancy Advice Service was hacked twice in March 2012 by Anonymous hacker James Jeffrey
FreedomPop launches a fully encrypted smartphone dubbed the Privacy Phone, to counter NSA snooping
US telco Sprint overcharged the US government £13m for facilitating spying operations such as wiretaps, according to a US Justice…
NHS data sharing initiatives cause upset again after two third parties take down files that indicate they shared public data…
A legal complaint to stop the NSA storing phone records is having the opposite result, says Wayne Rash. The data…
Snowden documents suggest GCHQ was collecting millions of images of law-abiding citizens obtained directly from their webcams during online chats…
Virgin Media to offer free speed upgrades to customers - and parental controls too
Geeksphone and Silent Circle unveil privacy-focused Blackphone in Barcelona, fulfilling Phil Zimmerman's dream of secure phone calls
Now surveillance by governments has been exposed, has the NSA scandal affected your trust for leading Internet brands?
Six Degrees Group claims people put their trust in managed data service providers
Privacy groups pleased government has recognised need for transparency
WikiLeaks website visitors have their IP addresses scooped up by British snoops, fresh leaks show
"Lawful intercept" tech allegedly used in attacks on Ethiopian journalists, as civil rights activists fret about abuse of the software
Google asks US Congress to revise American privacy laws and takes part in "The Day We Fight Back" campaign, in…
Integrated iPhone email service sparked security concerns after being introduced last October
Facebook turns ten as observers debate its social legacy and its future
Tens of thousands of requests were made by the FISA court in the first half of 2013
Vice-Admiral Michael Rogers nominated by President Obama to take NSA role
The Foreign Office says move not connected to criticism of data collection practices
Angry Birds likely one of many mobile apps being exploited by the NSA and GCHQ in their mass spying efforts
Verizon reveals the masses of data requests it receives from the US government and law enforcement
Researchers find 25 "spoiled onions" used to look through or censor users' Tor traffic
Rival university lecturer says Cumbria would be braver to use dogecoin
As Viviane Reding says greater fining powers are needed, top data protection lawyer warns about incoming laws
Two extensions to Google's Chrome browser concerning social media were apparently spamming users with ads