privacy

Buying Consumers’ Web Browsing History From ISPs, Advertisers Are Now Free From Privacy Rules

The recently introduced Congressional Review Act resolutions would overturn the Federal Communicatio...

Mar 28, 2017 11:24 AM EDT

CloudPets Privacy Scare: Millions of Messages Between Kids and Parents Leaked from Stuffed Toys

Spiral Toys, the company behind the controversial CloudPets stuffed animals, reportedly exposed over...

Mar 01, 2017 11:42 AM EST

Microsoft Win in Overseas Email Battle Against U.S. Upheld by Court

The Microsoft win was a victory for privacy and the right of people to have their data controlled by...

Jan 25, 2017 04:44 PM EST

Amazon Echo works by using hot words, not recording your entire conversation

The Echo isn't recording every word you say and it also is not sending a constant audio stream of ev...

Dec 29, 2016 03:40 AM EST

U.S. DOJ Faces Lawsuit Demanding Disclosure of The Use of Secret Court Orders Against Tech Companies

A digital right group activists demanded that the U.S. Justice Department reveal whether secret cour...

Apr 20, 2016 05:04 AM EDT

Proposed NY Bill Would Allow Police Use Textalyzer Device to Investigate Phone Logs in Time of Accident

A New York proposed bill would allow police officers to use a textalyzer device to check drivers’ ...

Apr 19, 2016 10:09 AM EDT

Uber gives law enforcement agencies, regulators access to data on 12 million users; raises privacy concerns

Uber's transparency report indicated that the company gave information of its users and drivers to l...

Apr 13, 2016 02:25 AM EDT

FBI continues battle with Apple on withholding secret method to unlock iPhone

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is keen to withhold the information they have on how to unlock a...

Apr 09, 2016 11:37 AM EDT

Google widens scope of "right to be forgotten" due to pressure from EU privacy laws

Google widens the scope of content removal but only for citizens of the EU. Only people searching wi...

Feb 12, 2016 10:14 AM EST

Chicago police lose motion to dismiss cellular tracking case; Judge orders turnover of documents for review

The motion to toss the Chicago Police Department's cellular tracking lawsuit was denied by a judge.

Jan 14, 2016 08:28 AM EST

Next U.S. attorney general faces daunting national security challenges

At a time when heightened fears of government surveillance coincide with growing anxiety about globa...

Sep 27, 2014 01:22 AM EDT