Brazilian government demands Twitter block accounts which warn users about traffic checkpoints and speed traps

Microsoft has started to take some public jabs at Google's controversial moneymaking privacy policy

Many companies have not protected their trademarks from exploitation by adult-domain squatters

Users are protesting at Twitter's decision to censor content in certain countries in line with local laws

KPN and T-Mobile say that censorship should only be used as a ''drastic measure'

Council sent information to the wrong people five times in six months

Members of the US Congress are questioning Google over sweeping changes in how it handles user privacy

The FBI is seeking to develop software to scan Twitter and Facebook for 'emerging threats'

A key MEP protests the ACTA copyright treaty which could become European law in June

AT&T's chief privacy officer says the 24-hour deadline would force companies to notify all customers rather than just those affected