The browser market is a placid one, with Google Chrome the last entrant to make a significant impact. But emerging from a year of testing, Vivaldi is a brand new player. Developed by the founder and ex-CEO of Opera, it offers a browsing experience for ‘the web’s most demanding users’.

People might be worried about data privacy, but even slightest inconvenience – or incentive is enough to make people compromise their privacy. As people feel they don’t have control over how their personal data is handled, they're expecting brands to establish greater transparency.

In an age of surveillance, privacy can feel like a privilege – but will people pay for it? AT&T are likely to find out with a new super-speed internet service. While the basic package costs $70 a month, for an extra $29 per month users can ‘opt out’ of having their data tracked and monitored.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the safest of them all? In the US, people are increasingly comforted by the idea that their phones are tapped, their consumer habits observed and their selfies are face-detection offerings. Why is this entrapment of information so comforting to the modern day American?