The privacy weaknesses of social networks are once again in the spotlight, after a security consultant shared details of millions…
The Street View cars are back - without any Wi-Fi equipment, says Google
As Facebook gets sued, and Google faces government criticism, eWEEK Europe says the inevitable result will be regulations that make…
Privacy debacles are raising public awareness of the reliance on our data to make social networking pay, according to Ovum
A complaint by Privacy International could prompt a criminal investigation by Scotland Yard, into Google's Wi-Fi snooping
Facebook has issued a blog post and a letter detailing the ways in which it stewards users' personal data
Privacy critics are not letting up. They presented Facebook founder Marc Zuckerberg with a six-point plan
Whatever the outcome of Google's Wi-Fi privacy fiasco, it should persuade small businesses to close their Wi-Fi security, says Larry…
Google CEO Eric Schmidt said the search engine will cede the data it accidentally collected over WiFi to regulators in…
Former Facebook privacy officer Chris Kelly has joined the ranks of public officials taking Facebook to task over privacy issues
Facebook's CEO has called for 'balance' after he talked about his company's privacy and security battles
Diaspora - a "privacy-aware" social network - is preparing to challenge Facebook, as Zuckerberg faces privacy criticisms at D8
Facebook has made some concessions, but most of us are so addicted, it can pretty much do what it likes,…
Only 11 percent of Facebook users have heard of the grassroots "Quit Facebook Day" movement, despite widespread media coverage
The younger social networking generations take proactive approach to privacy, a survey finds
Facebook has slashed the number of settings required to make all information private and create one control for user content.
In the face of a user backlash, Facebook has announced plans to update its privacy settings
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg admits mistakes in changing the social network’s privacy controls and repeats a pledge to simplify them in…
Sixty percent of respondents to a Sophos poll say they are considering quitting Facebook due to privacy fears
A survey found two thirds of Facebook users are thinking of quitting amid privacy criticism
Two US politicians have called for an investigation of Google, while in Europe the probes into its Wi-Fi snooping get…
Google flouted EU rules in its Wi-Fi data harvest, says Commissioner Reding. There will be a reckoning
Facebook's director of public policy promises changes in radio interview
Now ordinary people are concerned about Facebook's privacy practices, Larry Walsh asks: will they change their behaviour?
The latest privacy concerns have some users threatening to delete their accounts with the social networking service
Google says it will no longer collect Wi-Fi data after its Street View cars accidentally stored personal information for the…
Facebook tightens security as it deals with the continuing fallout over changes to its privacy settings
Facebook might be the world's largest social network, but it also suffers from some privacy and security issues that should…
Facebook has a slack attitude to privacy, and if its users don't keep their wits about them it will become…
Privacy groups have complained to the US FTC, while others fear proposed privacy rules will hurt online commerce