The internet is set to become the basis for just about every form of communication, says net pioneer Vint Cerf. Includes a summary of his achievements.

"Millions of messages posted on electronic bulletin boards over the past 20 years have been saved from digital oblivion."

Personal details of Facebook users could potentially be stolen by malicious hackers, BBC's Click discovers.

Social networking site Facebook is accused of 22 counts of privacy breaches by a Canadian group.

As Microsoft enters the internet search engine market, the BBC compare five of the main providers: Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask Jeeves and A9.

The iconic valet character looks set to disappear as the public face of the Ask search site.

The Google search engine has become the Coke of the web, argues technology analyst Bill Thompson.

Beijing bears down on Google, blocking access to the search engine.

The hugely popular search engine, Google, is turning five years old this weekend.

Net experts and civil libertarians fear US official requests for data could set a dangerous precedent.