Photo libraries and associated geo-locational data exposed by 'location access' agreement
French data authority expresses deep concerns over the protection of user data and asks Google to suspend implementation
The GSMA along with Vodafone, Orange and other operators are pushing privacy rules intended to maintain users' confidence in mobile…
A US privacy bill proposed by President Obama will give Web surfers access to their data and an online tracking…
Hackers publish personal details online - exposing security flaw that has existed for five years
Google is being sued in the United States over its placement of online ad cookies in the Safari browser
Google doesn't follow P3P, but then nor does anyone else, says Google's communications vice president
Microsoft says that Safari was not the only browser that Google tricked into accepting cookies
Google says it is working to remove cookies “inadvertently” set on Safari users’ systems
Plans could force ISPs and phone operators to hand over records on all phone calls, emails, Tweets and Facebook messages
ONR official loses USB stick containing details about Hartlepool power plant, but claims nothing "significantly sensitive" was lost
IBM releases downloadable training kits designed to help students, parents and teachers improve their Internet security
Brazilian government demands Twitter block accounts which warn users about traffic checkpoints and speed traps
Microsoft has started to take some public jabs at Google's controversial moneymaking privacy policy
Many companies have not protected their trademarks from exploitation by adult-domain squatters
Users are protesting at Twitter's decision to censor content in certain countries in line with local laws
KPN and T-Mobile say that censorship should only be used as a ''drastic measure'
Council sent information to the wrong people five times in six months
Members of the US Congress are questioning Google over sweeping changes in how it handles user privacy
The FBI is seeking to develop software to scan Twitter and Facebook for 'emerging threats'
A key MEP protests the ACTA copyright treaty which could become European law in June
AT&T's chief privacy officer says the 24-hour deadline would force companies to notify all customers rather than just those affected
Google is to unify its privacy policies across its online product portfolio, but some are worried by the move
O2 users' numbers are given to every site they visit. Security experts suspect a mistake, not malice
Firms must repoert data breaches and could be fined up to one percent of their global revenues
Shoppers are willing to sacrifice their privacy in order to ensure a better shopping experience, an IBM survey has revealed
The US' Federal Trade Commission is to add Google's new 'Search, plus your world' service to its ongoing antitrust probe,…
The Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust will appeal if fined £375,000 by ICO
A decision in US federal court means Twitter will have to cooperate with prosecutors in their ongoing WikiLeaks probe
ICO says austerity is no excuse for flaunting its rules and warns companies not to cut corners in 2012