The pros of social networking outweigh the security cons, but the risks to corporate image and data are still significant
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The pros of social networking outweigh the security cons, but the risks to corporate image and data are still significant
The UK government has forced Google to remove images from Street View which breached the Official Secrets Act, according to media reports
The social network giant’s sustained refusal to adopt the UK's Ceop online protection scheme for children has led to a meeting with the Home Secretary today
Google has received complaints since it expanded its Street View service last week to cover 96 percent of UK roads
Harriet Harman says MPs are "taking action" to make Facebook adopt the UK's CEOP online protection scheme for children - although the site has argued it is not needed
From executives being charged for privacy violations, to complaints from Microsoft-supported entities in Brussels and Google's joust with China, Google is facing adversity on many fronts