Snapchat has 30 million active users. What makes it so appealing is its temporal nature: that risqué photo sent on a whim can’t be dragged up months later. Can Sobrr, a geo-located social network that lasts for just 24 hours, change how we interact on boozy nights out?

Amongst growing privacy concerns, younger generations are treating anonymity as something that isn't constant, but can be surrendered for benefits. Messaging app Backchat initially hides your identity, slowly revealing it as you interact with others.

At a time when data is becoming increasingly valuable, Google has suffered a setback to their aim of owning every piece of information that people volunteer on the internet. The EU has ruled that Google must remove any personal data at the request of ordinary people.

When Justine Sacco tweeted, “Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just Kidding. I'm White!”, if only she’d had the good sense to self-edit. Instead, she jumped on an 11-hour flight and let her display of poor humour fester online. By the time she landed, she was trending in Johannesburg.