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Following examples set by other European countries, the Irish Government & Police is increasingly asking Google to delete users' data..

Microsoft burns Twitter and Apple over their security features whilst admitting it was hacked in the same zero-day Java exploit as them.

When Google sent me an email today saying my Gmail account had been hacked, this is what I did (and how Google helped me make my account more secure).

As more governments request access to Twitter's data the company warns that such requests are having "a serious chilling effect on free expression."

Google has asked international governments to be more open with how they use legal means to get access to users' information. The call comes as Google releases its latest Transparency Report, which shows a steady increase in governments' requests for users' data.

A year after launching on iOS Hotspot Shield is giving away $1 million in premium accounts to new users as it reveals some impressive stats.

What data have international governments asked Google for access to or removal of - let's have a look.

Google has warned that "Government surveillance is on the rise" in its latest Transparency Report which shows a dramatic increase in governments' request for access and removal of users' data.

This weekend Mozilla patched a security hole which exposed users' browsing history. It urges users to upgrade their version of the browser from Firefox 16

We all think that we're good with our own data security, but here are some of the small things we do with smartphones & social networks that threaten our own privacy

Reports that Facebook is posting users' private messages on their timelines are not true, but they do highlight how the site has changes over the years

We interview Anchor Free's David Gorodyansky about modern myths of mobile security and how companies can protect their data on employees devices.

Website owners looking for increased privacy controls can register their domains with Blacknight's WHOIS privacy service.

Google has, for the first time, revealed how the type and number of file sharing websites companies such as Microsoft and NBC Universal ask to be removed

Before you delete your Google search history, ahead of the Privacy Policy change, find out what it knows about your search behaviour

The European Commission refers ACTA to the European Court of Justice with questions over the agreement's compliance with EU citizens' rights.

Google has gone on the offensive; rebutting claims by Microsoft that it circumvented Internet Explorer privacy.

Mobile security & data privacy firm Lookout has released a standalone app designed to detect if Carrier IQ has been installed on your smartphone.

When Xobni launched for Outlook in 2008 the social email filtering application was quite rightly hailed with glowing reviews from the tech press and quickly developed an avid fanbase, not least within NASA and The U.S Army who are some of its most prominent users.

You might not know it but Google has been building a personal index of your social networking connections that is so detailed it even knows who your friends are friends with.