Google is combining its 70+ privacy policies into one, hopefully easier to understand, single policy that covers all of its online services (bar a few it has to keep for legal reasons).

So whether you're using Google+, Google's mobile search...

The top 4 ISPs in the UK - BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media - have teamed up to publish a Code of Practice that should help parents keep their kids safe online.

The Code is the result of discussions between ISPs, Government, NGOs, and parents’...

HTC has confirmed that it is looking into a security loophole found over the weekend that would allow some apps to peek at personal information stored on HTC smartphones.

"HTC takes claims related to the security of our products very seriously....

Facebook has announced a number of changes including the ability to share posts with select groups using a new inline drop-down menu.

Detailing the change, the social network released a statement saying:

"So perhaps you may want to...

You may have read earlier on Pocket-lint how Jailbreaking your iPhone or iPad could be the only way to keep it safe from hackers, as a result of a PDF exploit that has been uncovered.

But now Apple has responded and is vowing to fix the flaw....

Could the spate of LulzSec-powered online hacks be coming to an end? Possibly, if reports emerging from an ex-FBI agent's Twitter account are to be believed. Confused? Read on for clarification.

E.J. Hilbert, the ex-FBI agent in question tweeted...

The Ministry of Defence has launched an online campaign, primarily aimed at serviceman and women and their families, warning them of the dangers of social networking.

Two videos have been released on the MoD's Facebook and YouTube pages, the...

Last year Facebook introduced face recognition technology for easier photo tagging with the feature being rolled out in the States.

Well now we're hearing that the addition has reached our green and pleasant land, although it's not all bright...

Following its attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment last week, internet bad-boy Lulzsec (or good-boy depending on your viewpoint) has made it clear that it isn't finished with the Japanese giant - proclaiming on Twitter that the hacking is set to continue,...

Did you crack a funny joke at a certain footballer's expense on Twitter, linking him with the super-injunction case before his cover was blown by an attention-hungry MP?

Well, bad news kids - because Twitter's new European boss Tony Wang has...

There's an old wive's tale in the tech world that Apple Mac machines aren't susceptible to the cyber nasties that blight their Windows nemesis.

In fact, the official Mac OS X security page states: "Mac OS X doesn’t get PC viruses. And...

Oh dear, another day and another personal data leak story - this time concerning Facebook.

Online security expert Symantec has stated, via its blog, that: "Third parties, in particular advertisers, have accidentally had access to Facebook users’...

Anonymous, the internet activist group, has denied that it has anything to do with the PlayStation Network hacking and subsequent credit card theft.

Sony had posted its response to the US House of Representatives on the official PlayStation...

Sony has admitted that it is considering some form of "goodwill gesture" for PlayStation Network gamers, raising hopes that compensation will be awarded.

Speaking via the PlayStation Blog Nick Caplin, head of communications at SCEE said: "We...

You may have read on Tuesday how Sony has admitted that its PlayStation Network gamers' personal details have been accessed by the hackers who have brought the online gaming portal to its knees.

Now, in the face of much criticism from both...