Researchers find advertising monitors on official pages of 25 member states

Pioneer of the online age is out to reclaim the internet and give people control of their data

Alphabet’s video platform faces concerns over facilitation of paedophile networks

FTC could levy multibillion-dollar fine if it decides social network broke data consent order

Employers want to analyse information about staff but leaks and misuse are raising concerns

Social media network restricted researchers from collecting data ahead of EU elections

Critics warn of a rise in dystopian uses of technology to invade privacy

One-time friends become rivals over messaging and augmented reality

‘Research’ program paid people $20 a month to see which other apps they were using

Lobbyists fight regulation but privacy and antitrust are ripe for reform

Austrian campaign group files complaint with regulator over tech giants

Facebook-owned messaging app has more than 210m users in India, its largest market

Lawmakers will have to balance ways companies can use data with people’s rights of privacy

Embattled boss says group has ‘fundamentally altered’ its DNA after year of scandals

Developers say social network’s default option puts them in breach of EU regulations

Ten government agencies to be given power to monitor all computers in the country

Encryption poses dilemma for messaging service owned by Facebook

DC attorney-general accuses social network of failing to protect users’ data

Move comes as revelations raise questions about how group safeguards user information

MPs consider publishing confidential internal documents obtained from app developer

World wide web founder says rights and freedoms are being ‘threatened’ by big tech