For third time Google delays phase-out of third-party Chrome cookies after pushback from industry and British regulator
Lawsuit settlement. Google agrees to destroy billions of private or “incognito” mode records as part of lawsuit settlement
Another settlement over Google's location tracking practices, with agreement to pay California $93m to settle lawsuit
Apple WWDC announcement reveals Android and Windows users will be able to join FaceTime calls in the Autumn, but only…
Pledge not to build or use third party tools to track web traffic once Google ends tracking cookies in its…
The UK's CMA opens investigation of Google’s proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functions from Chrome browser
Apple iOS 14 promises world of pain for small developers, warns Facebook, with option to give app users the option…
Plan for iOS 14 to give app users the option to decline ad tracking has been criticised (surprise, surprise) by…
Federal Appeals Court has approved proposed class action by Facebook users over alleged tracking of their internet activity, even after…
Google identified multiple privacy flaws in Apple's Safari browser, which the iPad maker said it has fixed, but a Google…
No more cryptominers or third party tracking cookies, Mozilla promises with new Firefox release
Do not track. New tool to give users the ability to stop apps and businesses sharing their data to the…
Open source community also bolsters Firefox security with tracking protection set to default
I spy with my little eye? Seven European consumer groups file GDPR complaints against Google's location tracking
Firefox tightens its ad-tracking block credentials, for better privacy and to improve page loading speeds
Blow for Zuckerberg as Apple says it will block Faceboook's web tracking tools in new Mac OS and iOS
As crisis continues, Facebook announces new privacy tools to give people 'more control' over their data
Hidden scripts are capturing user email addresses from browsers' login or password managers
Is it legal? Hundreds of websites are said to be tracking visitor keystrokes raising questions of legality
Do not track unless the user has consented, could present headaches for Facebook and Google
Social network giant will begin tracking people without Facebook accounts as part of advertising growth
Anonymous Internet search engine DuckDuckGo announces funding awards for worthy open source projects
Electronic Frontier Foundation and co create stronger “Do Not Track” (DNT) standard, but will advertisers care?
The company will no longer enable 'Do Not Track' by default in its browsers
Yahoo plans to shun DNT requests from Microsoft's IE10
Kroes calls on industry to ensure DNT is not weakened because of advertiser pressure
Microsoft has provoked fury among advertisers for its default 'Do Not Track' feature in Internet Explorer 10
Microsoft stands firm and says IE10 will have DNT on by default
Microsoft still wants DNT by default in IE10 even though it would not comply with the latest proposed specification
Microsoft's long awaited Do Not Track option for IE10 does not meet the draft specification of the feature