In a first for the UK, Facebook has been used as part of the process of forcing a debtor to…
Non-EU companies such as Google and Facebook could face legal action of they violate EU privacy regulations
Twitter has been ordered to hand over users' data to the US government in the ongoing Wikileaks investigation
4chan founder Christopher Poole says Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is wrong to equate anonymity with cowardice
Lord West says government must stop ISPs reading private emails without consent
Fears about personal data privacy and security are delaying the adoption of cloud computing in Europe, says Wayne Rash
Facebook is still considering developer access to private information but is improving its permissions screen
The London Chromaroma game has been criticised for demanding passwords. Mudlark's Toby Barnes jumps to its defence
Mozilla has added the 'Do Not Track' option it touted last month to ensure browsing privacy for users
Facebook has closed a loophole that allowed attackers to gain access to user data without their consent
Facebook's moves to protect privacy with SSL authentication could be vital to political activists around the world, says Peter Judge
Google's Keep My Opt-Outs extension gives Chrome users a persistent way to opt out of data tracking
Mozilla plans to develop a privacy feature that prevents advertisers from tracking Firefox users' browsing habits
Without Eric Schmidt, Google may hand over the enterprise cloud apps space to Microsoft's Office 365, warns Clint Boulton
Facebook has 'temporarily' disabled a feature that allows phone number and address sharing, following criticism
Sharing contact details is all about improving user experience, says Facebook
Rogue apps will be able to harvest contact details shared by Facebook, warn experts
Apple is hit with a pair of lawsuits claiming it allowed advertisers to access personal data of iPhone owners
The Mobile Marketing Association has announced plans to publish guidelines to honour users' privacy concerns
Gawker Media's CTO has outlined new methods for securing Gawker sites from future database attacks
...but you apparently show a tendency to hush them up. Next: the Christmas present poll!
Facebook's new-style profile pages will show off tagged photos and bring user information together in one place
The Home Office has been forced to hear from civil liberties group on proposals for data privacy laws
The Virus Alerts service will log all websites visited, but won't infringe users' privacy, says TalkTalk
Consumers would be in favour of stronger regulations for organisations that lose their personal data, according to a new survey
A county council and an employment agency are first to feel the wrath of the Information Commissioner
The Scottish spammer who pleaded guilty last month to charges of distributing malware has been jailed
Facebook is to launch Project Titan, a messaging system to compete with the webmail offerings of Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and…
The Information Commissioner insists the Google WiSpy incident was handled correctly
The European Commission plans to strengthen the rules governing the collection and use of personal data online