The use of smartphones and other screens has little impact on the wellbeing of teenagers, even if it occurs directly before bedtime, according to a study of thousands of teens in Ireland and worldwide.

Google has been deluged with requests by people wanting their names removed from its search engine under their ‘right to be forgotten’.

Silicon Valley has made the US a superpower of surveillance. No other country comes close, writes Raphael Satter.

Vast quantities of wildlife products and live animals are being traded illegally on the internet, according to the results of an investigation out today.