US retailer TJX, from which wireless hackers stole the personal and banking details of 45 million customers, has settled its case with the Federal Trade Commission.
A major report on children's use of technology has recommended the government to set up a child internet safety council that would draw up a strategy on keeping children safe online.
The US-based Centre for Democracy and Technology (CDT) has published a compendium of prevailing legislation in the US, UK and Europe on "sensitive" personal information, how it is collected, stored and used.
The European Union is to spend £7.8m on a three-year project to enhance users' privacy in social networks, virtual communities and other Web 2.0 technologies.