German court says IP addresses in server logs are not personal data

At present, Facebook is facing the Federal Trade Commission over allegations of violating the privacy of users by disclosing too much of their personal information to the public. The debate over what and how much of information...

A German data protection agency has accused Facebook off tracking its users even after they delete their accounts from the platform. The Data Protection Authority (DPA) in Germany has asked the company to look into the matter and...

A New York University professor has declared that a newly discovered flaw in Skype has a potential terrorist threat. Professor Keith Ross was a part of an international team of security researchers that discovered the flaw in the...

After receiving several complaints, a Japanese firm had to tone down a smartphone app which they marketed for wives and girlfriends who want to keep an eye on their partners. The firm received complaints stating that the app is...

A Facebook user from Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against the social networking platform, accusing it of tracking users’ web activities without their permission. The lawsuit, which is similar to the ones filed in Kansas...

In a quick response to all the privacy concerns raised against Smartphone manufacturers in the past few days, Microsoft Corp. has decided to put a halt on the location data logging and storing functions in its Windows phones.The...

Apple will release an update for its iOS platform that fixes the location bug found on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.Citing a source within the company, BGR reported that iOS update version 4.3.3 will fix the location data ...

The worldwide media has blasted Apple after the discovery that the iPhone stores a “secret file” that records data about the owner's whereabouts. The finding has been damaging to Apple’s reputation, so the...

Apple has finally ended its silence on the iPhone location tracking controversy that has had privacy advocates up in arms.The company said in a Q&A posted on its website that the company does not track iPhone users’...

The NHS has come under fire from online security experts, who have responded angrily to the discovery that the service has allowed Facebook to track users of its NHS Choices website. Research Company Garlik discovered that the...

Consumer electronics giant Apple has released the Find My iPhone application for its iPhone and iPad devices.The company has also updated its cloud-based MobileMe web applications. Mac World reports that the company has updated...

Liberal Democrats have tabled an early day motion to look into Google recently-announced Latitude phone tracking technology and will pay particular attention to the "privacy implications" of the service. The early day motion...

Parents can now buy a virtual chaperon for their children to keep track of their movements in real time in what some say is a step too far in the widespread movement of tracking and logging. The £149 Num8 watch has been...

In a move that would certainly have given shivers to the late George Orwell, the UK Government is apparently planning a gigantic £12 bn database that will log and track internet browsing habits, emails and phone records...

Think Phorm was bad? The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, is pushing forward for a number of fundamental changes to the Communications Data Bill that could transform ISPs and Communications companies into snooping...