Category: Privacy

Department of Homeland Security Mobile Privacy Security TC

Privacy hawks in Congress call on Homeland Security to warn Americans of SS7 hacking threat

March 15, 2017
Taylor Hatmaker

 Oregon Senator Ron Wyden and California Representative Ted Lieu are pressing the Department of Homeland Security…

Hack iCloud phishing Privacy Security TC

Private pictures and video of Emma Watson and other celebrities leak online

March 15, 2017
Kate Conger

 Photos apparently stolen from Emma Watson, Amanda Seyfried and other female celebrities have been posted on…

Privacy TC

Sir Tim Berners-Lee warns of the threats to today’s web

March 13, 2017
Devin Coldewey

 Sir Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t issue too many proclamations, but those he does are usually quite sensible.…

instagram Policy Privacy social media surveillance

Facebook tells developers not use data for surveillance

March 13, 2017
Kate Conger

 In response to pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union, Color of Change and the Center…

echo Gadgets google home Hardware Internet of Things Privacy TC

Can your smart home be used against you in court?

March 12, 2017
Brian Heater

 First responders found a body floating in a hot tub. The home’s resident, James Andrew Bates,…

Europe Google Health Privacy TC

DeepMind says no quick fix for verifying health data access

March 9, 2017
Natasha Lomas

 Why should you trust an advertising giant with the most sensitive personal data you possess: aka…

Government Privacy TC vault7 wikileaks

No, you shouldn’t delete Signal or other encrypted apps

March 7, 2017
Taylor Hatmaker

 As alarm bells sound around the latest document dump from Wikileaks, misinformation can spread like wildfire.…

Europe Gadgets Mobile Privacy sustainability TC

Meet the tiny phone company that’s making modularity sustainable

March 4, 2017
Natasha Lomas

 With retro phone brands Nokia and Blackberry remerging at Mobile World Congress this year you’d be…