US Congressmen ask for info on what data social app makers are taking
Privacy is a business opportunity, given the right technology foundations, says science fiction writer and activist Cory Doctorow
Google's Vint Cerf defends the new privacy policy, but admits it wasn't presented well
French regulator CNIL reveals the 69 questions it asked on Google's privacy policy
Apple has been told to send a representative to Washington DC to discuss its privacy practices with Congress
Swedish web hosting company says police asked it to reveal personal details about Pirate Bay domain owner
TVShack creator faces up to five years in prison over copyright infringement charges
A survey has found Google is still the most popular search engine, but users say they don't want their online…
Man believed to have links with Anonymous is arrested by Met Police's e-Crime unit after BPAS is hacked
The proposed framework for privacy is unworkable as it stands, a London forum was told
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt's techno-utopian ideals were brought down to earth by the German Chancellor at the CeBIT fair says…
A US Senator is urging the FTC to intervene against Apple and Google's mobile phone privacy invasion
Viviane Reding condemns advertisers who gain personal data without knowledge or consent of users
Google should not have pushed through its privacy policy changes in the face of conflicts with European data protection laws,…
Two research companies, partnered with Twitter, launch archived public data Tweet packages for sale to marketeers
Google and Facebook among the sites briefly blocked in police blunder
Google is going ahead with privacy policy changes today despite pleas from European Union and US officials
Photo libraries and associated geo-locational data exposed by 'location access' agreement
French data authority expresses deep concerns over the protection of user data and asks Google to suspend implementation
The GSMA along with Vodafone, Orange and other operators are pushing privacy rules intended to maintain users' confidence in mobile…
A US privacy bill proposed by President Obama will give Web surfers access to their data and an online tracking…
Hackers publish personal details online - exposing security flaw that has existed for five years
Google is being sued in the United States over its placement of online ad cookies in the Safari browser
Google doesn't follow P3P, but then nor does anyone else, says Google's communications vice president
Microsoft says that Safari was not the only browser that Google tricked into accepting cookies
Google says it is working to remove cookies “inadvertently” set on Safari users’ systems
Plans could force ISPs and phone operators to hand over records on all phone calls, emails, Tweets and Facebook messages
ONR official loses USB stick containing details about Hartlepool power plant, but claims nothing "significantly sensitive" was lost
IBM releases downloadable training kits designed to help students, parents and teachers improve their Internet security
Brazilian government demands Twitter block accounts which warn users about traffic checkpoints and speed traps