
China cracks down on ‘sexual innuendo’ and ‘celebrity gossip’ in new censorship rules
Controls on the ‘online information content ecosystem’ bring heightened concern about freedom of...

Our personal health history is too valuable to be harvested by the tech giants | Eerke Boiten
Action to prevent deeper access to our private lives and data is more...

Google software glitch sent some users’ videos to strangers
Bug affected users of Google Takeout exporting from Google Photos in late NovemberGoogle...

Will we just accept our loss of privacy, or has the techlash already begun? | Alan Rusbridger
Not so long ago we searched Google. Now we seem quite happy to...

Will we just accept our loss of privacy, or has the techlash already begun? | Alan Rusbridger
Not so long ago we searched Google. Now we seem quite happy to...

Jeff Bezos met FBI investigators in 2019 over alleged Saudi hack
Amazon founder interviewed as FBI conducts inquiry into Israeli firm linked to malwareJeff...

Boris Johnson gets final warning with Huawei 5G verdict imminent
Former senior government figures voice security fears as PM chairs meeting of NSCFormer...

Israeli spyware firm fails to get hacking case dismissed
Judge orders NSO Group to fight case brought by Saudi activist and pay...

I’m still on Windows 7 – what should I do?
Support for Windows 7 has ended, leaving Marcy wondering how they can protect...

I’m still on Windows 7 – what should I do?
Support for Windows 7 has ended, leaving Marcy wondering how they can protect...

Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 security fix after NSA warning
US agency revealed flaw that could be exploited by hackers to create malicious...

The five: ransomware attacks
Software that demands money with menaces has hit the big time. Here are...

Skype audio graded by workers in China with ‘no security measures’
Exclusive: former Microsoft contractor says he was emailed login after minimal vettingA Microsoft...

Dixons Carphone fined £500,000 for massive data breach
‘Systemic failures’ found in the retailer’s management and protection of customer dataDixons Carphone...

Get yourself cybersecure for 2020
With ever more tech in our lives, our data is vulnerable. Here are...

Huawei says ‘survival is our first priority’ in 2020 as western boycott bites
Chairman Eric Xu warns that hit from US sanctions means telecoms firm must...

Dominic Cummings: If Leave had lost Brexit vote, I’d have queried result as invalid
Boris Johnson aide wrote to data watchdog in 2017 complaining electoral system was...

The Guardian view on Boris Johnson’s NHS plan: trading patient data | Editorial
Donald Trump has made clear he wants a post-Brexit Britain to let US...

Has WhatsApp become a potential career assassin? | Afua Hirsch
The app helped connect me to an inspiring sisterhood. But the case of...

Has WhatsApp become a potential career assassin? | Afua Hirsch
The app helped connect me to an inspiring sisterhood. But the case of...

What sort of security software and backups do I need for a home business?
Allen wants to set up a small company working from home, and would...

Twitter to clear out inactive accounts and free up usernames
Company has been criticised for handling of move it says will reduce risk...

Google’s secret cache of medical data includes names and full details of millions – whistleblower
Whistleblower tells Guardian of growing alarm over secret transfer of medical history data,...

Google’s secret cache of medical data includes names and full details of millions – whistleblower
Whistleblower tells Guardian of growing alarm over secret transfer of medical history data,...

These new rules were meant to protect our privacy. They don’t work | Stephanie Hare
The data protection laws introduced last year are failing us – and our...

7-Eleven fuel app data breach exposes users’ personal details
App users were able to see other customers’ data, including names, dates of...

Police database flagged 9,000 cybercrime reports as ‘security risk’
Reports were quarantined by software designed to protect fraud bureau’s computer system, watchdog...

Farewell the ‘porn block’ – a PR exercise but lousy policy | Amy Orben
Without greater access to our online habits, politicians cannot frame laws for the...

China has built ‘massive global data-collection ecosystem’ to boost its interests
Chinese use state-owned enterprises, local tech companies and foreign partnerships, ASPI report saysThe...

Prevent database is secure but not secret | Letter
Describing a documented database as ‘secret’ risks causing unjustified distrust in a multi-agency...