online privacy

Google To Change Privacy Policy, ICO Confirms

Google agrees to alter its UK privacy policy after escaping a fine by Information Commissioner

10 years ago

4 Ways To Avoid Having Your Private Data Leaked Online

Greg Day, CTO EMEA at network security firm FireEye, shares his top tips on how businesses and individuals can protect…

10 years ago

Microsoft Ordered To Hand Over Irish Emails

An American judge sets a legal precedent by ordering Microsoft to surrender emails stored in an Irish data centre

10 years ago

House Of Lords Slams EU ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Ruling

European ruling on 'right to be forgotten' is unworkable, says House of Lords

10 years ago

Google Swamped With ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Requests

Google inundated with 12,000 requests to remove weblinks after belatedly allowing 'right to be forgotten'

11 years ago

Google Belatedly Offers Right To Be Forgotten Option

Google offers a form for people seeking to remove search results about themselves

11 years ago

Facebook Reacts To Privacy Fears With Tightened Settings

Noob users of Facebook receive a privacy policy change that will limit their first postings to the audience they want…

11 years ago

Google Asks Congress To Revise Privacy Laws

Google asks US Congress to revise American privacy laws and takes part in "The Day We Fight Back" campaign, in…

11 years ago

Facebook Sued Over Message Scanning Allegations

Facebook has been slapped with a lawsuit over allegations it scans the private messages of users

11 years ago

Google Settles Safari Tracking Lawsuits

Google will pay $17m to various US states in order settle the Safari browser tracking cases

11 years ago

Google Urged To Block Abusive Online Porn

Despite already doing a lot to delete indecent images from the Internet, Google and ISPs are facing calls to do…

12 years ago

Majority Of Web Users Fret Over Privacy

A Microsoft survey has revealed that the majority of Web users are very concerned about their online privacy

12 years ago

Google Triggers Privacy Concerns With Policy Violation Patent

Google risks fresh privacy rows after filing a patent for a policy violation/law breaking scanning tool

12 years ago

US Authorities Seek More Web Surveillance Powers

US authorities are seeking additional ways to ramp up their Internet surveillance capabilities

12 years ago

Facebook Risks Fresh Privacy Row With Tracking App

Facebook is reportedly developing a mobile app that tracks your location, even when the handset is not being used

12 years ago

Identity Theft Rampant in America, Study Finds

A study of applications for credit and bank cards in the US has uncovered more than 10,000 identity-fraud rings

12 years ago

Facebook And FTC Agree Settlement Over Privacy Row

Facebook has avoided an FTC fine, but will be monitored for 20 years as part of its settlement with the…

12 years ago

BA Hits Privacy Turbulence Over Passenger Profiling

British Airways is accused of snooping on its passengers by using the Internet to hunt down personal information

12 years ago

Government Opens Consultation Over Default Porn Block

As promised the government has begun consultations over an automatic block for online pornography

12 years ago

Twitter Announces Support For Do Not Track System

Twitter has joined the privacy drive after announcing its support for the "Do Not Track" initiative

13 years ago

French Watchdog CNIL To Meet Google Over Privacy

Google is to meet with the French privacy watchdog next week over its controversial new user privacy policy

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

Google Now Offers Account Activity Online Services Report

Google's Account Activity feature provides users with a password-protected record of their online transactions

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

FBI Seeking ‘Minority Report’ Crime Prediction Software

The FBI is seeking to develop software to scan Twitter and Facebook for 'emerging threats'

13 years ago

Google Faces Concerns Over Privacy Changes

Google is to unify its privacy policies across its online product portfolio, but some are worried by the move

13 years ago

Google’s ‘Good To Know’ Ad Campaign Offers Online Safety Tips

Google is looking to educate users about online security and privacy with its new "Good to Know" ad campaign

13 years ago

UK Facebook Photos Dominated By Sozzled Brits

A sobering statistic for the New Year is the revelation that the majority of Britons' Facebook photos are taken while…

13 years ago

Push To Allow NHS Patients To See Medical Records Online

New proposals from the influential NHS Future Forum could allow patients to view their medical records online by 2015

13 years ago

Google+ Updated With Granular Privacy Controls

Google+ users now have more granular privacy controls to better control notifications and comments

13 years ago