EU regulators want Facebook to alter its 'deceptive' terms of service to clearly state that it sells consumers' data to…
Data protection stakes are higher than ever as regulator fines Equifax £500,000 and issues a GDPR notice to firm that…
The government has said it is 'considering all options' for internet governance, including a new regulatory body along the lines…
Regulators must bring in a minimum of oversight to provide consumer protection and stem money-laundering, argues an influential Parliamentary committee
The US Senate quizzes Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg as midterm elections loom
The Commission is to propose the regulation later this month, after finding companies such as Twitter, Google and Facebook were…
New figures show the Information Commissioner's Office swamped with reports from individuals and companies alike
The company said that effectively cutting off firefighters' internet access was a customer support mistake, as US states demand the…
Tesla chief Elon Musk says his plan would require far less than the £55bn estimated by some, as he seeks…
The announcement over Twitter of a plan to take the company private was fraudulently engineered to 'decimate' short sellers, two…
The fine is the largest ever antitrust fine worldwide, dwarfing the EU's own 2.4bn-euro penalty last year over Google's shopping…
The Financial Stability Board wants to look into possible volatility threats posed by the likes of Bitcoin
The European Commission is expected to hand down a multibillion-euro fine on Wednesday, a week later than planned
One month on, establishing user consent for tracking technologies is proving difficult for the online ad industry to master
The SEC's investigation into Facebook's data policies joins those of the FBI, the FTC and the Justice Department
The consensual relationship was in violation of a policy that applies to all managers, Intel said
Financial organisations must work with authorities to revamp banking regulations, study finds
The US-based domain name coordinator has acknowledged it will not be able to obtain an official exemption from EU data…
Facebook reveals it tracked users with more than 10 million social plug-ins on third-party sites
Proposal takes aim at the way intermediaries deal with the companies who depend on them
Days of chaos have resulted from a botched systems switchover at the weekend
The European Commission has drafted stricter rules for app stores, e-commerce sites and search engines, while French legal action targets…
Twitter, Facebook and others must take on a 'stronger duty of care' or face tighter state controls, Sadiq Khan is…
techUK warns regulatory divergence from the European Union on data protection would make it more difficult for Britain to lead…
The government may impose a tax on companies such as YouTube and Facebook to 'incentivise' them over taking down militant…
A major regulatory reform will allow users to switch to a new provider via text message, eliminating the need to…
The CNIL has given WhatsApp and Facebook one month to bring themselves into compliance with French data protection law or…
Amazon abused its e-commerce dominance to tie vendors using its platform into 'abusive' contracts, claims the regulator's lawsuit
Vint Cerf, Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Steve Wozniak are amongst those calling for this week's vote to be called off…
Police will now require independent authorisation to access data, but critics say the changes don't limit 'indiscriminate surveillance' of personal…