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Spyware is a type of malware that tracks your internet activities in order to gather sensitive information such as credit card numbers or demographics. Most of the time, spyware works in the background of a device, invisible to…

Facebook and Google failed to remove online scam adverts after fraud victims reported them, according to consumer watchdog Which? Google had failed to remove 34% of the scam adverts reported to it, compared with 26% at Facebook,…

A text-message scam that infects Android phones is spreading across the UK, experts have warned. The message - which pretends to be from a package delivery firm, prompts users to install a tracking app - but is actually a…

Q: What is Spyware? Any software that secretly gathers user information through the user's Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware applications are typically bundled as a hidden…

The lobbying controversy that has enveloped Westminster is a complex and fast-developing story but there is one strand running right through the centre of it - the smartphone. WhatsApp and text messages have replaced face-to-face…

The Met Office is working with Microsoft to build a weather forecasting supercomputer in the UK. They say it will provide more accurate weather forecasting and a better understanding of climate change. The UK Government…

British security service MI5 is joining Instagram in a bid to increase transparency and rid itself of "martini-drinking stereotypes". The account, @mi5official, will host Q&As with serving intelligence officers and promote…

Amazon is launching its first high-tech hair salon, as the online retailer makes a surprise move into the beauty sector. The salon, in Spitalfields, east London, will have an augmented-reality mirror showing clients different…

Senators have grilled Apple and Google in Washington over "anti-competitive" behaviour related to their app stores. Representatives from Tile, Spotify and Match also gave evidence, accusing the two tech firms of charging…

India’s cybersecurity agency Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory to Facebook users in the country to help them strengthen their account after the recent Facebook data leak. In a massive leak, data…

An internal Facebook email, accidentally sent to Belgium-based Data News, has revealed its strategy for dealing with the leaking of account details from 533 million users. It suggests the social network expected more such incidents and…

TikTok is banning users who are posting pornographic and violent videos as their profile pictures to circumvent moderation, in a unique viral trend. BBC News alerted the app to the "Don't search this up," craze, which…

Instagram has announced the launch of a tool to enable users to automatically filter out abusive messages from those they do not follow on the platform. It follows a number of footballers speaking out about experiencing racist,…

TikTok is facing a legal challenge from former children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield over how it collects and uses children's data. The claim is being filed on behalf of of millions of children in the UK and EU who…

Facebook has announced it will roll out a series of audio features in the next few months. This includes Live Audio Rooms, its version of the popular app Clubhouse that allows people to listen and participate in live…

"Developers, developers, developers, developers, developers." In 2000, footage of a sweaty, high energy Steve Ballmer, the then chief executive of Microsoft, became a viral hit after he walked on stage and shouted the same…

WhatsApp Pink is in circulation as a malicious app that could steal your data once installed and allows the bad guys to gain access to your phone to gain access to your phone. A message has been sent to some users, which contains a link…

YouTube has temporarily demonetised the channel of beauty influencer James Charles. Earlier this month, he admitted to sending sexually explicit messages to two 16-year-old boys. YouTube confirmed to the BBC…

Cloud gaming has been called the future of video games, with all the action produced in a data centre rather than on an expensive PC or console in the home. The benefits include never having to download software updates and being able to…

Facebook's plans to roll out encryption across its messaging services could jeopardise ongoing work to combat child abuse, the Home Secretary is to warn. Such encryption means only the sender and recipient can read messages.…

Two men were killed after a Tesla car crashed into a tree and caught fire in Texas, and police believe there was nobody present in the driver's seat at the time of the accident. The 2019 Tesla Model S was travelling…

Facebook has been criticised for temporarily removing the official page of the small French town of Bitche. The social network's algorithm confused the name of the town in Moselle, north-east France, with the English insult.…

A group of public health advocates from around the world wants Facebook to scrap its plans to launch a version of Instagram for children. A letter from the Campaign for a Commercial-free Childhood, signed by 99 groups and…

A Canadian politician has apologised after appearing naked in a video call with colleagues. "This was an unfortunate error," William Amos, who represents the Quebec district of Pontiac, said in a statement on Wednesday. "My…

Online racist abuse is "spiralling out of control", according to a leading anti-cyberbullying charity. Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has given control of his Twitter account to Cybersmile to raise awareness of the impact of abuse.…

"Today's smartphone cameras can make a better image than cameras I paid NZ$10,000 ($7,110; £5,165) for only 20 years ago," says Tom Ang, an Auckland-based professional photographer and author of more than 30 books on digital…

Facebook users whose data was compromised by a massive data leak are being urged to take legal action against the tech giant. About 530 million people had some personal information leaked, including, in some cases, phone numbers.…

When internet fraudsters impersonate a business to trick you into disclosing your personal information, it is called phishing. A phishing web page can trick people out of bank account information, passwords and other confidential…

YouTube has suspended the account of influential Nigerian TV evangelist TB Joshua over allegations of hate speech. A rights body filed a complaint after reviewing at least seven videos showing the preacher conducting prayers to…

The Irish Data Protection Commission is to launch an investigation into a data leak in which the details of hundreds of millions of Facebook users were published online. It had previously been looking into claims from Facebook…