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Facebook flings clickjack spam lawsuit at ad-slingers

Social network teams up with Washington State to hound marketing firm

27 Jan 15:50

US lawmakers question Google over privacy policy

Politicos ask if Chocolate Factory's new rules violate an FTC agreement

27 Jan 15:02

Judges set timetable for McKinnon case resolution

Pentagon hacking suspect has been waiting for 10 YEARS...

27 Jan 14:39

Microsoft exec says Safe Harbor framework is 'alive and well'

CPDP Privacy critic: 'It's dead. We just forgot to bury it'

27 Jan 13:56

Apple Italy throws up ruling on its store site

UPDATE: We accept that they think we were wrong

27 Jan 13:46

Google must channel SOPA rage again – against your privacy

Once more unto the breach, dear netizens

27 Jan 11:04

UK sight-loss charity sues BMI

Excuses over inaccessible website don't fly with us

27 Jan 10:47

Twitter cosies up to governments with country-level filters

The tweets must flow, unless we're told they shouldn't...

27 Jan 10:26

EU: Time running out for web companies on 'do not track' system

Steely Neelie: Agree on it by June, or I'll force one on you

27 Jan 08:04

Google exec questions Reding's 'Right to be forgotten' pledge

CPDP Says certain aspects of article 17 are 'unworkable'

26 Jan 16:26

Apple and Google ramp up proxy war

Motorola flings another 6 patent suits at the Fruity One

26 Jan 11:14

BBC's images of murdered infant did not breach privacy, copyright

Court rules: Happier times snaps from trial were in public interest

26 Jan 10:02

Try a 'shroom before ruling on chill pills, boffin tells gov

Ministers 'irrational' on depression-busting hallucinogen

25 Jan 15:27

EU commissioner unleashes draft data protection bill

Fines for fumbling punters' privates 'not watered down', Reding insists

25 Jan 13:18

Reding's 'right to be forgotten' bill polarises Euro biz world

Rewriting data protection law in internet age

25 Jan 12:11

Judges probe minister's role in McKinnon extradition saga

Pentagon hacker's medical files ignored

25 Jan 08:02

No bail for Kim Dotcom

Come back in a month

24 Jan 22:42

Is France's 'three strikes' anti-piracy banhammer working?

IFPI says yes. We look at the file-sharer numbers

24 Jan 15:42

Juror jailed for looking up rape defendant on Google

Lecturer ignored judge's ban on web search

24 Jan 11:21

Campaign launched to teach consumers about ad-stalking

Ad body produces guide to online behavioural advertising

24 Jan 08:01

US Supremes: GPS tracking requires warrant

'Stop! In the name of the 4th Amendment...'

24 Jan 01:29

US Senator's Twitter account back after hack

Anti-SOPA activists play 'occupy @ChuckGrassley'

23 Jan 23:05

Furious freetards blitz the wrong SOPA

'Don't care if you inspect farmers - STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING'

23 Jan 16:39

Live Music law to decriminalise trumpet-playing

Bill passes through Commons

23 Jan 14:43

ITV wrist-slapped for showing video game as IRA attack

Not fined for YouTube rip and bungled riot coverage

23 Jan 13:44

Europe exposes its stiff data protection law this week

Time for Facebook, Google et al to lobby hard

23 Jan 12:13

Megaupload kingpin found in panic room when arrested, say cops

Update: Remanded in custody until Wednesday

22 Jan 22:43

Redmond campaigns for gay marriage rights

RealNetworks and Nike join fight for equality

20 Jan 21:55

German court shoots down patent gripe against Apple

Samsung 0 for 3 in fruitchomp face-off

20 Jan 16:27

Supremes: Congress can extend copyright terms if it wants to

Even if this removes works from the public domain

20 Jan 15:26

Iranian coder faces execution 'for building smut websites'

Supreme court backs death penalty for photo upload tool

20 Jan 12:44

SOPA from a distance: multiplying the trade threats

Congress creating an international protection racket

19 Jan 23:00

Dell, Nvidia insider traders nabbed by Feds

The Big (Illegal) Short

19 Jan 17:47

Grooveshark croaks in Germany

Blames royalty shakedown, but collection society says they never called...

19 Jan 16:58

SOPA is dead. Are you happy now?

Open ... and Shut It was a bad bill, but world needs IP incentive to keep producing

19 Jan 16:02

EU probes 'nature of concerns' from Google rivals

How much of a sticky mess is the Chocolate Factory in?

19 Jan 11:48

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