Microsoft has started to take some public jabs at Google's controversial moneymaking privacy policy
Many companies have not protected their trademarks from exploitation by adult-domain squatters
Users are protesting at Twitter's decision to censor content in certain countries in line with local laws
KPN and T-Mobile say that censorship should only be used as a ''drastic measure'
Council sent information to the wrong people five times in six months
Members of the US Congress are questioning Google over sweeping changes in how it handles user privacy
The FBI is seeking to develop software to scan Twitter and Facebook for 'emerging threats'
A key MEP protests the ACTA copyright treaty which could become European law in June
AT&T's chief privacy officer says the 24-hour deadline would force companies to notify all customers rather than just those affected
Google is to unify its privacy policies across its online product portfolio, but some are worried by the move
O2 users' numbers are given to every site they visit. Security experts suspect a mistake, not malice
Firms must repoert data breaches and could be fined up to one percent of their global revenues
Shoppers are willing to sacrifice their privacy in order to ensure a better shopping experience, an IBM survey has revealed
The US' Federal Trade Commission is to add Google's new 'Search, plus your world' service to its ongoing antitrust probe,…
The Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust will appeal if fined £375,000 by ICO
A decision in US federal court means Twitter will have to cooperate with prosecutors in their ongoing WikiLeaks probe
ICO says austerity is no excuse for flaunting its rules and warns companies not to cut corners in 2012
Saudi hackers claim 400,000 Israeli credit cards compromised and promise to reveal more
A sobering statistic for the New Year is the revelation that the majority of Britons' Facebook photos are taken while…
Irish data protection commissioner tells Facebook to give users greater control of data
The ICO has released new guidance stating that private emails and texts may be subject to Freedom of Information Act…
Organisations should pay more attention to employees' levels of access to sensitive data, says HP
The US Federal Trade Commission warns companies not to compromise privacy when using facial recognition
ICO raids spam text office while survey finds 0.01 percent of people found spam texts useful
A tool intended to flag inappropriate Facebook content was exploited to access CEO Zuckerberg's images
The European Commission is to demand the power to fine companies for data breaches under new reforms
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has won the right to one further appeal to the Supreme Court
Commercial firms are watching every move, says WikiLeaks' Spy Files campaign
Carrier IQ software logs every stroke on Android, RIM and Nokia phones, and says it's for your own good
Amazon confirms non- track Kindle Fire policy despite routing browser traffic through cloud servers