Facebook is planning on encrypting user IDs to allay privacy concerns after popular apps were found to be transmitting user information

Zynga, the developer behind the popular FarmVille app on Facebook, is being sued over allegations of privacy violations

An investigation has begun after a USB stick containing sensitive information about Sellafield was found in a hotel room

Another organisation has been found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act, after the personal information of doctors was sold online

Following the recent ACS:Law data breach, BT said it will fight future requests for users' personal information

Data leaks are on the increase and while security remains a priority, existing solutions are not cutting the mustard

UK telecoms giant BT is now caught in the fallout from the data breach at a "copyright bully" law firm ACS

The Information Commissioner has confirmed that it is investigating a major data breach at a UK law firm

The Information Commissioner’s Office has criticised Yorkshire Building Society for allowing an unencrypted laptop to be stolen along with its passwords

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has ruled that PC World's owner, DSG Retail Ltd, has breached the Data Protection Act