It’s not just privacy, the imbalance of power online needs to be tackled too
Guardian editorial argues that data ownership is just as important as privacy
Guardian editorial argues that data ownership is just as important as privacy
Lords raise concerns over privacy and GDPR as House of Lords discuss Data Protection Bill
Criticism of the bill includes the absence of fake news regulation, privacy concerns, too much room for spy agencies and its application of the GDPR
Does an online world mean that privacy is dead?
As companies are harvesting more data on people than ever before, and data hacks have become common, does that mean that personal privacy is over?
GCHQ's bulk hacking of phones and computers challenged in appeal court
Campaign group Privacy International appealing February's High Court judicial review challenge
Irish court refers Schrems case about data transfers to European Court of Justice
Ireland’s High Court said it would ask the ECJ to decide whether to ban the way in which Internet firms such as Facebook transfer user data to the US
800 pages of deepest, darkest secrets: a Tinder profile
Tinder doesn’t forget anything you’ve done using its app, even if you have
Apple to limit ad tracking in new version of Safari, advertisers complain
New Safari feature coming with iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra introduces a 24-hour limit on ad targeting cookies. Advertisers complain, saying it will sabotage the current economic model of the internet
Google has stopped challenging US warrants for data on foreign servers
Data giant seems to cave in to Trump’s attempts to apply US law globally. European Gmail accounts could now be opened using US warrants
European Court of Justice to decide whether Snooper’s Charter is legal
The UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has ruled that the UK’s bulk collection of communications data, tracking personal use of the web, email, texts and calls, should be refered to the ECJ to assess its legality
European court rules on workplace privacy for employees
European Court of Human Rights rules employees have significant degree of privacy when sending and receiving emails at work