The real fear comes from being judged. I'm a selective misanthrope and I do my selecting by watching your social media output. Some of you come across incredibly well but I think some of you are oblivious twats. I hate you. I'd never delete you though - you're my entertainment, my soap opera, my catharsis.

Google's privacy director will step down after three years in the job, the search giant has announced. London-based Alma Whitten took the job in 20...

Facebook users' online behaviour reveals intimate details about their personality which could allow strangers to predict their sexuality, political vi...

Unless Facebook starts paying attention to a few very important details I'd say it is only a matter of time before those comforting images evaporate. They'll be replaced by Donald Trump and barracudas.

Anonymity is a gilded cage which protects us from each other. Let the key stay lost.

'Get Safe Online Week', is a joint initiative by the government and the Serious Organised Crime Agency, which aims to give consumers practical advice on how they can protect themselves, their homes and their businesses from an array of security issues when online.

Private Facebook messages could start appearing publicly for European users after French and British users of the site reported a "bug" that makes pri...

I recently had an eye opening experience. My wife confessed to me, in tears, that she liked Justin Bieber's music. She asked for forgiveness, as I walked out of the room mumbling some unrepeatable curse words.

President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney have both released mobile phone apps for their election campaigns – but experts warn tha...

A website which crawls your Twitter feed to guess where you live and then publishes your address has led to controversy online - and an apparent overl...

Far too many people still think of the internet as a veil which they can hide behind and maintain an online persona that is private; the truth is somewhat more disturbing: The internet is a reflection of exactly who you are and if you're looking to impress, you'd better make sure that your reflection is a true and fair depiction of exactly who you are.

To anyone who shares life so freely all I'd say is be careful, protect yourself and the day you find yourself contemplating bad news and if it's too soon to post it to Facebook, give it a miss and make a phone call or two, the sound of a familiar voice far outweighs the sympathy of 200 people you haven't seen or spoken to for as long as you can remember.

The age of the troll could be over. Websites might be forced to unmask people who post defamatory statements online. Under new government propo...

London-based social music site Last.fm has become the latest website to be hit with a password hack. The site, which helps users share music recomm...

Google staff knew that Google Street View was collecting the personal data from wi-fi users after previously claiming it was an accident. An inves...

Controversial government plans to allow intelligence agencies to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of every person in the UK should ...

Should we be horrified by European bureaucracy or beat the drum for watertight data protection?

New surveillance plans could breach European data protection laws, experts have warned, in a further blow to the Government's controversial proposals....

We are living in a world of sophisticated modern conveniences. Computer chips, embedded in all aspects of our daily lives, have made it possible to have access to all kinds of information whenever and wherever we need it.

If I really meant to harm myself or other people in the name of politics and religion, would the new laws really stop me? And am I really being watched any way? I'm not so sure. If Big Brother is really watching us all, he's going to need eyes in the back of his head.

The personal details of more than 9,000 O2 broadband subscribers are to be handed over to porn companies Golden Eye International and Ben Dover Produc...

The world is watching this important investigation. I believe that European enforcement agencies should stand firm and apply the severest sanctions at their disposal if Google's actions are found to violate EU law.

Spain’s highest court, the Audiencia Nacional, has asked the European Court of Justice to clarify whether requests from Spanish citizens to have dat...