Location data is being released by Google in 131 countries so officials can see if people are obeying self-isolating rules
Surveillance specialist NSO offers Western governments software that uses mobile phone data to monitor and predict the spread of coronavirus
Time to track? To ensure people follow self isolation, their smartphones need to be tracked, expert at World Health Organisation…
Contradictory reports state the government has requested location data of citizens to see if they are obeying Coronavirus advice
Privacy issue emerges as Amazon confirms it logs records of every motion detected by installed Ring doorbells, and interactions with…
US regulator proposes 'digital licence plate' for drones, but critics say regulations would be expensive and complex to implement
Fines of more than $200m proposed for selling subscribers' real-time location data, but critics say the penalties are little more…
The United Kingdom's most senior police officer Cressida Dick has strongly defended the use of facial recognition by police forces
Mozilla Foundation has turned on its privacy feature called DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) for American users of the Firefox browser
Facebook-owned messaging app now used by a staggering 2 billion people, as platform defends its default use of end-to-end encryption
Oh boy. Google admits significant privacy gaffe with its popular Google Photos service that saw people's videos shared with other…
Platform warns IP addresses with 'ties to state-sponsored actors' attempted to access phone numbers associated with user accounts
Privacy concern. Cease-and-desist letter from Twitter to AI firm Clearview demands it stop collecting photos from social media platforms
European Commission could temporarily bar facial recognition in public places as new rules to protect individuals' privacy are worked out
President of the US wades into privacy and encryption case of Apple and the unlocking of iPhones belonging to dead…
Lawsuit accuses Amazon and Ring of failing to provide adequate protection against cyber-attacks amidst rash of security incidents
Russian pursuit of “sovereign internet” sees the country test its Internet unplugged from rest of the world
Company urges Android users to update to latest version of app after finding bug that could allow account takeovers and…
New York Times follows Donald Trump's movements in real time as part of exposé into lack of regulation around smartphone…
Data including names and phone numbers could be used by criminals to carry out phishing attacks, in latest Facebook privacy…
ECJ advisor says that personal data transfers from tech companies in the EU into the United States are “valid”, in…
Personal banking information for tens of thousands of Facebook staff compromised after hard drive theft from a car in the…
What you going to do with that data? US Justice Depart will include acquisition probe into its existing Google investigation
Flagship iPhone 11 Pro will track a user's location, even when location settings are turned off, researcher warns. Apple promises…
Commission taking a new look into Google's collection and use of data in wake of multiple antitrust decisions and 8…
New law requires biometric identification for SIM card purchases, but detractors call the move 'dystopian' and say it could aid…
Member states fail to agree on scope of regulations that aim to apply more rigorous privacy standards to the likes…
Microsoft joins Mozilla and Google after confirming it will adopt DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) as browser default
Naked selfie warning, as Californian woman says she will take legal action against former Apple staffer
Privacy alert. Facebook users complain that the social network's iOS app turns on the cameras found on Apple iPads and…