Former Microsoft privacy advisor says he isn't convinced by the security offered by the company's tech
Both CNIL and the UK's ICO consider their next moves
For the first half of 2013 Microsoft received more than 37,000 data requests from global governments, not including national security…
Judge says non-Gmail users are not providing consent and Google's privacy policies are confusing
Users complain about privacy, as their Google Hangouts and Google Talk messages reach wrong recipients
Sean Michael Kerner welcomes the User Data Manifesto, which says we should have control of of our own information
Christopher Graham wants to know if the NSA really had access to encrypted bank data
Dropbox says its systems are accessing docs in order to provide previews
Mayer says execs faced prison if they spoke out about surveillance requests, as Zuckerberg says US government "blew it"
Google’s infamous WiSpy incident continues to haunt the company as it loses a privacy appeal in California
Facebook, Google and Yahoo all lodge legal petitions to let them talk aboue NSA data requests
HP's new services are aimed at helping enterprises meet often complex government data privacy standards
Yahoo releases its first transparency report and the UK isn't in the top two for data requests for a change
TechWeek digs into Wikileaks files to find a British supplier is implicated in selling to repressive regimes for significant sums
Hunt seeks to allay cost and privacy fears around NHS records project
They might not get on usually, but Google and Microsoft have joined forces to fight the US government over transparency…
Facebook plans to expand controversial "Tag Suggest" feature, use more customer content for advertising purposes
Speculation is rife over a boom in anonymous Tor usage
Report throws up no surprises for which country is the hungriest for user data - America, followed by India and…
Facebook has agreed to make changes to its Statement of Rights and Responsibilities as part of a $20m class-action settlement…
NSA wasn't honest about a snooping operation that scooped up rafts of US citizens' Internet communications, documents released by the…
Could French activist Laurent Chemla's CALIOP fill the gap left by Lavabit and Silent Circle?
The open source law website Groklaw closed over privacy fears. Sean Michael Kerner hopes it comes back
Glenn Greenwald's partner and occasional assistant claims he was told to hand over passwords for social media and email accounts
Open source community in shock as Groklaw closes because of concerns over email and Internet privacy
"Bizarre" moment as GCHQ experts oversee the destruction of hard drives
Google said to have made claim in defending itself against circumvention of Apple Safari cookie protections
The PRISM fallout could hit US firms' operations in China
Agency breaks rules designed to keep its surveillance in check thousands of times, according to an audit leaked by Edward…
Information from other Google products will crop up in search results, starting in the US