November 5, 2015 How to deal when social media drives you crazy Is Social Media Anxiety Disorder, known as SMAD, the newest affliction resulting from our love affair with Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites?
November 5, 2015 A guide for journalists (and everyone else) to avoid government snoops Revelations that the Department of Justice has been secretly spying on reporters should ring alarm bells for anyone concerned about their own privacy and freedom. Here's how journalists (and anyone) can keep prying marketers, hackers and the Feds out of their business.
November 5, 2015 FBI 'secretly spying' on Google users, company reveals The FBI used National Security Letters -- a form of surveillance that privacy watchdogs call “frightening and invasive” -- to surreptitiously seek information on Google users, the web giant has just revealed.
November 5, 2015 'Revenge porn king' hit by anonymous hackers Anonymous made life difficult for "revenge porn king" Hunter Moore Thursday, taking down his new website and apparently stealing and posting his personally identifiable information.
November 5, 2015 Facebook mistakes photo of woman's elbow for a breast Facebook has removed a seemingly risque photo of a naked woman reclining in a bathtub, mistaking her rather large set of elbows for a pair of breasts.
November 5, 2015 How Facebook policy changes affect you A bogus "Copyright Protection Declaration" has been making the rounds on Facebook, but a real policy change is coming. Here's what you can expect.
November 5, 2015 The 2012 political tug of war for the Internet A civil liberties group wants to add a cyberplank to this year’s political debate: Freedom of the Internet. They call the potential for a regulated Internet terrifying -- among the biggest issues the country faces. Unfortunately, the presidential candidates don’t appear to agree.
November 5, 2015 Google to pay largest FTC penalty ever for privacy violations Google is close to a deal to pay $22.5 million to settle charges related to its surreptitious bypassing of the privacy settings of millions of Apple users, according to officials briefed on the settlement terms.
November 4, 2015 Tech Q&A: Camera hackers, blocking phone contacts, erasing data and more Kim Komando answers your questions on hackers who spy using your security cameras, blocking your ex on from your phone contacts, erasing your data for good, and more.
November 4, 2015 Home Depot says hackers got access via vendor, also stole 53 million customer email addresses The Home Depot Inc. said Thursday that hackers stole 53 million email addresses in addition to payment card data.