Ireland’s Minister for Communications Richard Bruton is proposing the establishment of an Online Safety Commissioner.

One is a major platform that is still rife with distressing and disturbing content.

Google's revelation earlier this month that Google Assistant could be used with its Nest home security and alarm system security was a surprise.

China's big global success story on social media has run into trouble in the United States.

Facebook is collecting personal information from many mobile apps just seconds after users enter their data.

Connecting with people has become so much easier with advancing technology. Tasks that once required an operator, postage stamp or carrier pigeon are now as simple as tapping a name or even a face on your screen, and, voila, you're connected.

Online game encouraging children to harm themselves or others may have reached Ireland.

Mark Weeks’s ex-girlfriend was jailed after harassing him using various fake online accounts.

‘The boy did good’ is high on the list.

Users are being forced into a sensationalized 'publishing media' environment. Is it any surprise that Facebook's viewership has declined?

More and more security holes are appearing in cryptocurrency and smart contract platforms, and some are fundamental to the way they were built.

Facebook on Wednesday rolls out a new feature that lets users stop the Facebook app from tracking their location on Android phones. If location tracking was enabled in the past, Facebook's Android app tracks you even when you're not using it. This isn't needed on iOS where users can change iPhone settings from tracking them without having to open an app.

Taking steps to reduce the spread of misinformation.

Over 3 billion people, roughly 40 percent of the world’s population, use social media at least two hours every day,

according to BBC News’ “Is social media bad for you? The evidence and the unknowns.”

Apple's decision to allow an app made by the government of Saudi Arabia for the purpose of monitoring how women travel and effectively prevent them from leaving the country illegally has been criticized by a number of human rights organizations, for seemingly helping to "enforce gender apartheid" in the country.

The country is increasingly protecting consumers from tech companies even as government surveillance intensifies.

If you find passwords annoying, you might not like two-factor authentication much. But security experts say it’s one of the best ways to protect your online accounts.

Imagine this: an enormous tech company is tracking what you do on your phone, even when you’re not using any of its services, down to the specific images that you see.

Google's head of account security, Mark Risher, discusses the various types of 2FA and how new options of WebAuthn and U2F are going to be game changers for enterprise.

The warning has been issued by Kaye Haywood, headteacher of Beacon Ace Academy in Bodmin, Cornwall, who said five of its students were contacted by a person on Fortnite.