The German media is still seething over allegations that the US and UK governments spied on Germans’ phone calls and internet usage. Will the emotion around spying lead Germans to abandon the likes of Google and Facebook for the sake of privacy?

As retailers adopt beacon technology for shoppers in a post-NSA scandal world, are people feeling harried or happy? New research suggests it's the latter. A study has revealed that a great deal of shoppers would welcome being sent beacon-based messages while shopping.

After revelations concerning unsolicited emotional experiments being carried our on unsuspecting members, Facebook has been trying to regain the trust of its audience. It's created Moments - an app focused on super-private sharing of photos, updates and videos.

The seeming indifference of giants like Google and Facebook to user privacy concerns could be driving net users to an increasingly viable alternative; the dark net. Kate Mew documents the emergence of an Identity Game.