All of Facebook's privacy settings are being rolled out to users surfing the site with mobile phones

Social networking sites are swallowing an increasing amount of America's online surfing time, new research has revealed

The privacy weaknesses of social networks are once again in the spotlight, after a security consultant shared details of millions of Facebook users online

One in twelve people on the planet is now a member of social network giant Facebook, according to Mark Zuckerberg

Child protection agency Ceop argued over how much presence it should have on Facebook. It should be making its message to children clearer and going viral, says Peter Judge

Facebook has given in to pressure and added the Ceop child protection button - as part of an optional app

A German data protection official is accusing Facebook of violating the country's strict privacy laws

As Facebook gets sued, and Google faces government criticism, eWEEK Europe says the inevitable result will be regulations that make the value of user data clearer

The lead engineer behind Google's important Chrome operating system (OS) has gone to Facebook