December 21, 2018 Apple doesn’t see a problem with bent iPads Apple says consumers shouldn’t be getting so bent out of shape about the new iPad Pros.
December 21, 2018 Amazon sent over 1,000 private Alexa recordings to random person Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa, allowed a user in Germany to get access to more than 1,000 recordings from another user — thanks to a “human error” by the tech giant, according to a report.
December 21, 2018 Hacking risk rises 'exponentially' for troops using personal devices, experts warn Troops who bring their personal tablets and smartphones into combat are at risk of being hacked by hostile actors, cybersecurity experts are warning.
December 20, 2018 Facebook blasted by privacy advocates, lawmakers over data-sharing agreements Facebook drew widespread, scathing criticism from privacy advocates and lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic on Thursday for not disclosing the extent of its wide-ranging data-sharing deals that gave other tech firms access to private user data and information.
December 20, 2018 Facebook under fire for peddling your private messages – and isn't sorry The latest Facebook mess feels different.
December 20, 2018 Border Patrol unveils surveillance tool for monitoring illegal crossings Smugglers and undocumented immigrants attempting to sneak past Border Patrol agents en route to the United States will soon have to outwit a new surveillance tool that can scan open terrain for miles.
December 19, 2018 DC sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal Facebook was sued by the District of Columbia on Wednesday for allowing data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica to improperly access data from as many as 87 million users.
December 19, 2018 Consumer groups allege Google misleads children in FTC complaint A group of consumer advocacy, privacy and public health groups urged U.S. regulators to probe whether children are being endangered by deceptive apps in Google's Play app store for smartphones using the Android operating system.
December 19, 2018 Facebook gave tech companies 'intrusive' access to users' private messages and personal data, internal documents reveal Facebook gave other big tech companies "intrusive access" to the personal data of its 2.2. billion users — in some instances to private messages, usernames and contact information — raising questions about whether the company ran afoul of a 2011 consent agreement with the Federal Trade Commission.
December 19, 2018 Shocking scale of Russia’s sinister social media campaign against US revealed Russia's influence campaign during the 2016 presidential election was a sophisticated and multifaceted effort to target the African-American community and sow political division among the public across social media platforms, according to new reports produced for the Senate Intelligence Committee.
