Online freedom clampdown? Russian lawmarkers draft bill to block email or messenger users who circulate 'banned' content
Going offline. Protesters in Hong Kong are reportedly using a Bluetooth-based messaging app to communicate
Private firm confirms it no longer uses facial recognition cameras in the Kings Cross District area
My bad. Formal apology from Apple and pledge to make Siri recordings optional going forward
Tech giants take action against Kazakh government attempt to spy on all surfing and browsing in that country
UK data protection watchdog to investigate why Kings Cross developer is using facial recognition
Law enforcement will lose ability to carry out surveillance when 5G networks replace 4G, police boss warns
Vulnerability could have allowed people to listen in, so Apple takes decision to disable app
Surveillance state. Android phones belonging to tourists reportedly have spy app secretly installed
Next-generation networks make it too difficult for security agencies to spy on targets, says EU counter-terrorism coordinator Gilles de Kerchove…
WhatsApp's vulnerability still not patched by most people Wandera warns, as Telegram boss attack the platform
The company urges its 1.5 billion users to update after finding devices were tapped using a vulnerability in the software
Are you listening Alexa? Amazon staff are “reviewing” audio clips of people speaking to their Echo smart speakers
Over 15,000 people protest in Moscow after Russian government moves to tighten control of Internet
Some data on Apple users is stored on Russian servers to comply with local laws, iPad maker admits
Facebook limits WhatsApp message forwarding to just five people, down from the previous 20
The day online privacy died, as Australia passes law to give police, security services access to encrypted messages
I spy with my little eye? Seven European consumer groups file GDPR complaints against Google's location tracking
The company discovered an undocumented, hard-coded root account in its surveillance management software that could be exploited by hackers to…
Google faces calls from six US senators, numerous human rights groups, and 1,000 staff over China expansion
The US Defence Department is ramping up its efforts to eliminate Russian and Chinese influence from US government tech
Surveillance watchdog rules GCHQ bulk data collection is unlawful, but says no evidence that agency misused the system
Russian companies are reportedly relying on foreign data storage gear due to the lack of local alternatives
The ACLU and other civil liberties campaigners said Amazon Rekognition could turn into a mass surveillance tool
Dutch government announces it will stop using Kaspersky Lab products, over national security concerns
The surveillance agency obtained 534 million call and text records last year
A ruling by the European Court of Justice could disrupt transatlantic data transfers for thousands of companies
Government has six months to revise parts of its 'Snoopers Charter' to bring it inline with European regs
Campaigners want changes to Snooper's Charter in place by July after court found portions 'incompatible' with EU law
'Carry on spying', US lawmakers say after the senate renews NSA warrantless internet surveillance program