Facebook clickjacking legal row
The social network and Washington State sue a marketing firm over claims that it deceived users by hiding 'Like' buttons. The firm denies the charge.
01/27/2012 10:04 PM

Top Euro MP quits in piracy row
A European Parliament rapporteur stands down in protest as a controversial anti-piracy agreement is signed by several countries.
01/27/2012 02:24 PM

Botnet suspect denies involvement
The Russian man accused by Microsoft of being behind the Kelihos botnet attack insists he is "absolutely not guilty".
01/27/2012 06:55 PM

FBI social network scraping app
The FBI asks contractors to suggest a system that can "scrape" information from social networks to build alert maps.
01/26/2012 01:46 PM

Twitter 'can censor by country'
Twitter says it now has the technology to censor tweets on a country by country basis, a move which is criticised by freedom of information campaigners.
01/27/2012 04:44 PM

Intel buys RealNetworks patents
Intel is paying $120m (£76m) for RealNetwork's video patents. Experts say it undermines claims that a "patent bubble" has burst.
01/26/2012 07:37 PM