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Germany's Der Spiegel reports that the NSA has compromised a wide range of hardware for years to enable its spying

Search giant joins groups to promote online safety to mark Safer Internet Day, the National Cyber Security Alliance's annual day of observance.

The Biometrics Institute has announced the launch of its international privacy charter, with the document set to be released next week in Canberra.

An Australian startup has added to a plethora of social networks after officially launching Family HQ; an Australian private social media site.

The Wall Street Journal just published the sixth article in its excellent series about Internet privacy, or the lack of it.

QUESTION: I signed up for a Facebook account and uploaded some photos to my profile. I was soon contacted out of the blue by someone I didn't want to hear from and who I didn't know could see my photos and profile. I've been told that I should stop using Facebook, but will I still be able to see my photos if I cancel my account, and how can I make sure no one else can see them?

, the open source software management company, picks the top 10 open source projects launched in the past year, based on stats collected from the

Legislation, stealth technologies, and emerging data privacy markets are proving that the battle for our Internet privacy has only just begun

Legislation, stealth technologies, and emerging data privacy markets are proving that the battle for our Internet privacy has only just begun

From Tor to steganography, these six techniques will help obscure the data and traces you leave online

Facebook claims to have more than 400 million active users. In fact, according to Web analytics firm Alexa, only Google is a more popular site. So, with all that going for it, why are so many users unhappy, with one poll showing that more than half of Facebook users are thinking about leaving?