Controversial measures will face scrutiny at the US Senate after House votes 248 to 168 in favour
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London Marathon Faces ICO Investigation
Marathon organisers posted runners' details on official website
EU To Share Air Passenger Data With US
US Department of Homeland Security will be handed personal details including names, credit card details and phone numbers
MPs: GCHQ Snooping Law Makers Are Tech Idiots
Conservative and Lib Dem MPs bash other politicians' knowledge over the tech aspects of proposed controversial surveillance laws
MPs Call in Google, Facebook, ISPs For Snooping Law Briefing
MPs will meet with tech companies to discuss controversial new proposals
Calltrunk Launches ARGOsearch Phone Search Engine
Privacy issues are raised, when users can search recorded landline, mobile and Skype calls
ISPs And Privacy Groups Hit Out At Internet Porn Block Plans
Government plans have been labelled as ineffective and amount to censorship
Sergey Brin: Apple, Facebook Comments ‘Distorted’
Sergey Brin says the media didn't give a wholly accurate representation of his thoughts
Tim Berners-Lee Slams ‘Dangerous’ Snooping Law
The inventor of the web says plans to store data open highly sensitive information up to abuse
Webpages Contain 14 Cookies Each
A month before the cookie laws come into force, research shows there are plenty of trackers running on businesses' websites
Consumer Groups Slate Google’s Tiny Wi-Spy Fine
Google's $25,000 FCC fine for "hypocritical" obstruction is small change, say critics
GE Healthcare Admits Sending NHS Patient Data To US
NHS IT Provider says 600,000 patients have no need to worry
Google Fined $25,000 By FCC For Impeding Street View Investigation
US agency FCC claims Google said that searching its own emails was too much hassle
Google’s Brin Warns Internet At Risk From China, Apple, Facebook
China has contained the Internet, and Facebook and Apple are restricting it, warns Google founder Sergey Brin
Facebook Generously Lets Users Download Their Own Data
Users will now be able to access data about IP addresses, previous names and friend requests
Want to Avoid GCHQ Snooping? It’s As Simple As Using Skype
The myriad ways people can hide their web activity makes the government's overbearing legislation absurd, says Tom Brewster
Anonymous Strikes Downing Street and Ministry of Justice
Anonymous aims its crosshairs at various Government websites, with Number 10 and the MoJ also targeted
Anonymous Claims Home Office Website Takedown
The hacking collective Anonymous claims to have successfully launched a denial-of-service attack on the Home Office's website, and promises more attacks on British government sites
Google Chief Executive Defends Privacy Stance
Google's Larry Page has posted a company update describing Google's focus for the year and denying that its harvesting of personal data is 'evil'
Government Internet Surveillance Measures Slammed
Government plans to monitor people's web and email use are heavily criticised.
Yahoo Will Implement ‘Do Not Track’ Feature In Summer
Joining the likes of Google and Microsoft, Yahoo will is instituting consumer privacy technology on its websites
UK Loves The Internet, Says Ofcom
The British feel safer online, but don’t protect private information, says research by Ofcom
O2 Must Hand Over Details Of Alleged Porn Users
O2 Broadband must give details of over 9,000 alleged filesharers to pornographer Ben Dover - but it doesn't mean they are guilty
MPs Threaten New Laws If Google Won’t Censor Searches
Cross-party committee tells government to consider legislation if Google does not develop filtering technology to preserve privacy
US Regulators Demand Consumer Privacy Protection
The US' Federal Trade Commission is putting pressure on Congress and IT companies to better protect user privacy
European Project Probes Attitudes To Privacy
European attitudes to the trade-off between privacy and security are to be examined by a group of researchers
Apple and Facebook in US App Privacy Probe
US Congressmen ask for info on what data social app makers are taking
Cory Doctorow: How Privacy Can Make Money
Privacy is a business opportunity, given the right technology foundations, says science fiction writer and activist Cory Doctorow
Vint Cerf ‘Puzzled’ by Google Privacy Furore
Google's Vint Cerf defends the new privacy policy, but admits it wasn't presented well
French Watchdog’s 69 Probes Latch Onto Google’s Privates
French regulator CNIL reveals the 69 questions it asked on Google's privacy policy