Your internet-enabled Samsung Smart TV could be listening to everything you say, and sharing it with third parties.
Anthem Inc. has suffered an attack on its database which is likely to be the biggest data breach ever disclosed by a...
Facebook updated its privacy settings at the end of January. As Facebook turns 11 today, here’s what you need to know about...
A Russian dating website that had 20 million email addresses stolen last week, has paid the hackers not to sell the information,...
Tracking apps and spyware are a genuine risk, and an extremely unpleasant invasion of privacy for many. Here are our tips on...
20 million usernames and email addresses for a popular Russian dating website have been leaked, according to Bloomberg. Techworld highlights the targeted website...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, an American civil-liberties group, has revealed its plans to end global mass surveillance, The Inquirer reports.
January 28 is Data Privacy Day, an international acknowledgment of the importance of privacy in an increasingly data-driven world. The key themes...
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has claimed he doesn't use an iPhone for fear of surveillance technology in the smartphone, reports The Independent.
Wearable technology and other health-related devices were big at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this month. This recorded webinar explains...
British Prime Minister David Cameron has stated his belief that encrypted messaging services must have backdoor access to government agencies
The Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission has offered stern warnings of privacy in relation to the Internet of Things in her...
Facebook users around the world have reported the return of the network’s longer-lasting hoaxes - a legal disclaimer which allows users to...
A website recommended by large portions of the UK's police forces has fixed a privacy bug that provided a "shopping list for...
A paper from researchers at various universities suggests that security is an area that needs work for wearables, according to a report...
Moonpig, the online personalised card company, has been accused of a shockingly sloppy attitude to security, after apparently leaving a serious hole...
Facebook is to face a class action lawsuit over ‘reading’ its user’s messages, a U.S. judge has ruled.
Like many others, I was enchanted by The Hobbit (and later Lord of the Rings) at a young age - long before...
Realtime call-monitoring and GPS tracking of partners by domestic abusers is on the rise, both via dedicated electronic listening devices or using...
It's billed as the hottest new messaging app on the planet, and it's rocketed into the top ten in the U.S. in...
A host of UK broadband providers are hijacking people's browsers mid-session to force them into making decisions on adult content filters.