Technology

Google has confirmed that private emails sent and received by Gmail users can sometimes be read by third-party app developers.

People who have connected third-party apps to their accounts may have unwittingly given external developers permission to read their messages.

One company told the Wall Street Journal that the practice

Facebook is retiring three apps, blaming low user numbers.

One, an anonymous social media app aimed at teenagers called tbh, is less than one year old.

It was bought by the tech giant eight months ago after attracting millions of downloads at launch.

All user data for tbh, along with fitness tracker Moves and Hello, an app

Italian Wikipedia blocked readers from its own pages on Monday in protest over the future of EU online copyright law.

Critics say the rules, due to be voted on this week,