Facebook should enable privacy and security by default, according to an open letter from Sophos
The UK government will take its time enforcing new EU privacy laws affecting cookies
Microsoft has revealed that its answer to Google's controversial StreetView is soon to arrive in the UK
The Crown Prosecution Service will not pursue BT and Phorm for breaching online privacy laws
The PIA Framework is a guide to how privacy concerns should be accounted for in NFC implementations
The Electronic Frontier Foundation wants better EU protection for 'intimate' search records
Twitter's lawyers are trying to block US authorities from accessing personal data as part of a WikiLeaks probe
Facebook traffic on some networks was routed through Chinese and Korean servers, raising privacy concerns
The EU's right to be forgotten is not what users actually want from a social network, says Facebook
Another firm will be punished for breaching the Data Protection Act, as the ICO prepares its next fine
The French government has fined Google 100,000 euros for breaching privacy in its WiSpy Street View blunder
In a first for the UK, Facebook has been used as part of the process of forcing a debtor to…
Non-EU companies such as Google and Facebook could face legal action of they violate EU privacy regulations
Twitter has been ordered to hand over users' data to the US government in the ongoing Wikileaks investigation
4chan founder Christopher Poole says Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is wrong to equate anonymity with cowardice
Lord West says government must stop ISPs reading private emails without consent
Fears about personal data privacy and security are delaying the adoption of cloud computing in Europe, says Wayne Rash
Facebook is still considering developer access to private information but is improving its permissions screen
The London Chromaroma game has been criticised for demanding passwords. Mudlark's Toby Barnes jumps to its defence
Mozilla has added the 'Do Not Track' option it touted last month to ensure browsing privacy for users
Facebook has closed a loophole that allowed attackers to gain access to user data without their consent
Facebook's moves to protect privacy with SSL authentication could be vital to political activists around the world, says Peter Judge
Google's Keep My Opt-Outs extension gives Chrome users a persistent way to opt out of data tracking
Mozilla plans to develop a privacy feature that prevents advertisers from tracking Firefox users' browsing habits
Without Eric Schmidt, Google may hand over the enterprise cloud apps space to Microsoft's Office 365, warns Clint Boulton
Facebook has 'temporarily' disabled a feature that allows phone number and address sharing, following criticism
Sharing contact details is all about improving user experience, says Facebook
Rogue apps will be able to harvest contact details shared by Facebook, warn experts
Apple is hit with a pair of lawsuits claiming it allowed advertisers to access personal data of iPhone owners
The Mobile Marketing Association has announced plans to publish guidelines to honour users' privacy concerns