Using a VPN to protect your web use
Ask Jack: Dave Null is looking for a good free VPN (virtual private network) to ensure his privacy while using open Wi-Fi hotspots
So you’re an organ donor on Facebook – but at what cost?
Arwa Mahdawi: People don't realise how much their data, freely shared on Facebook, is worth to brands who anticipate every move
Cispa approved by House but critics urge Senate to block ‘horrible’ bill
Free speech groups say the bill – which Obama has vowed to veto – hands US authorities too much power to use private data
Iranian oil ministry hit by cyber-attack
Iran's main oil export terminal is cut off from internet after apparent attack on website and communications systems
Mac users may think they’re safe from malware, but they’re not
Kate Bevan: For too long Mac users have been complacent about malware – it's time they woke up to the threat from trojans like Flashback
How tiny Estonia stepped out of USSR’s shadow to become an internet titan
The European country where Skype was born made a conscious decision to embrace the web after shaking off Soviet shacklesEesti keel | Estonian language version
Apple readies Flashback malware removal tool: but how big is the risk?
Botnet caused by infections most recently through Java exploit may have infected up to 1% of installed base – but are the risks for Mac owners really growing? By Charles Arthur
‘Civil liberties? They’re safe.’ And if you believe that…
The government has yet to show why we should trust the security forces with sweeping new powers of surveillance, writes John Naughton
UK ‘exporting surveillance technology to repressive nations’
Fears that software similar to that which government wants to use in Britain is being sold to monitor dissidents abroad
The surveillance state: growing under a coalition that pledged to reverse it
James Ball: Proposals for real-time monitoring of email and social media show the government has caved in to the security services
Cyberwarfare takes Heidegger’s ideas to their logical end
Cyberwarfare offers governments the prospect of waging casualty-free wars, writes John Naughton
Private investigators accessed police files, says leaked report
Corrupt officers being used to delete intelligence files from national police databases, Home Office warned
Protecting your Facebook privacy at work isn’t just about passwords
Cory Doctorow: If your employer gets to control the software on your computer it could be snooping on you at all times
Employers warned against demanding Facebook details from staff
ICO says it would have 'very serious concerns' if UK employers asked employees for Facebook login and password details. By Charles Arthur and agencies
Sharing personal files around the world
David Bogle wants to share family history files with relatives overseas, while also keeping them private
Activists ‘commit more data breaches than cybercriminals’
Anonymous and other 'hacktivism' groups were responsible for more cyberattacks than thieves in the past year, according to a new survey. By Charles Arthur and agencies
Syrian activists targeted by fake YouTube
Spoof site can plant malware on PCs of people who leave comments on videos, pressure group warns. By Charles Arthur
Is your personal information really at risk from foreign call centres?
It has been reported that Indian call centre workers have been selling confidential information about British citizens for 2p. Are there adequate controls in place?
Abortion website hacker caught
James Jeffery has admitted to stealing 10,000 database records from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service
Google’s privacy policy ‘too vague’
UK data protection boss David Smith concerned how Google is sharing information between mail, calendar, call logs and searches
Android ‘free’ apps pass user data to ad networks, study finds
Research finds UK users' data is passed to US network – potentaily breaching European data protection laws. By Charles Arthur
The end of online privacy?
Phone apps help themselves to our contacts, Google tracks our web history, and supermarkets monitor our buying habits. Can anything stop the great data grab?
WikiLeaks releases first 200 of 5m Stratfor emails
Emails obtained during series of Anonymous hacking attacks reveal inner workings of US-based intelligence firm
WikiLeaks publishes Stratfor emails linked to Anonymous attack
Website says total cache amounts to millions of emails exposing the global trade in intelligence. By James Ball
Metropolitan police send 1,000 victims each other’s email addresses
'Human error' led to addresses being placed in wrong field when sending survey to victims over standard of service
MPs call for media campaign to raise awareness of cybercrime
Science and technology committee says advice on preventing cybercrime is too full of jargon for people to understand
Google, Facebook and others join forces for anti-phishing scheme
Fifteen major tech firms jointly design system to combat emails seeking to hijack passwords and other personal details. By Charles Arthur
Google cuts head of Kenyan operation after scraping Mocality database
In the wake of accusations and apologies from the search giant, it has reportedly parted company with the head of its organisation in Kenya - but is keeping details under wraps. By Charles Arthur
O2 admits it gives users’ numbers to sites offering age-restricted content
Network plugs security hole after it inadvertently provides users' numbers to websites accessed using 3G network. By Charles Arthur
BBC creates charter for use of web data
Viewers will be able to choose if they want corporation to delete information it collects about them via sites such as iPlayer. By Tara Conlan
People using O2 network to browse websites face mobile phone numbers privacy breach
Mobile phone users on O2's network have been inadvertently handing over their phone number to website owners. By Charles Arthur
Fortnum & Mason in breach of credit card data security standards over hamper refunds
The 'Queen's favourite grocer' apologises for email sent 'with best intentions to aid the customer'
US accuses China of hacking emails
Cyber attack on US-China Economic and Security Review Commission – originally thought to have originated from India – now being connected to China. By Charles Arthur and agencies
ACS:Law solicitor at centre of internet piracy row suspended
Andrew Crossley suspended for two years and ordered to pay £76,000 for demanding money from web users. By Josh Halliday