August 29, 2019 Is Silicon Valley building a Chinese-style social credit system? Technology in the U.S. is enabling the creation of a social credit system, a new report claims.
August 28, 2019 Doorbell-cam company Ring partners with 405 police agencies across US to share footage, fight crime Amazon's doorbell-camera company Ring has partnered with more than 400 law enforcement agencies across the country to give them potential access to video footage from outside homes, a new initiative that's triggered red flags from privacy advocates.
August 27, 2019 US eyes ransomware threat to voter databases prior to 2020 election The U.S. government is ramping up its efforts to protect voter registration databases from ransomware attacks in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election.
August 26, 2019 Beware Medicare scammers, warns FCC chief The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is out with a new warning for the elderly. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai in an interview with Fox News on Monday says scammers are finding new and sophisticated ways to collect Medicare information.
August 25, 2019 Data breach theft, overseas phone gotchas, new TV tech and more: Tech Q&A Want to know how to protect yourself from data breaches, stop spam texts and find out about 4K?
August 24, 2019 6 clever ways to end robotext spam messages before it’s too late If you thought robocalls were annoying, get ready. Spammy text messages promising free gift cards, low credit card interest rates, debt relief services, or other scams are the next nuisance taking over our phones. The goal is the same, though: steal your money.
August 23, 2019 Sextortion scams are back, security expert warns Sextortion is seeing an uptick after a lull at the beginning of the year.
August 22, 2019 Turn off your Bluetooth, warn security experts Your Bluetooth connection is unsafe. Very unsafe. That’s the message from the largest hacker convention.
August 22, 2019 Judge Andrew Napolitano: Trump wants to give government permanent authority to spy on everyone in America The Trump administration has quietly moved to extend the government’s authority to spy on all persons in America.
August 20, 2019 Amazon's Ring barred police from using 'surveillance' to describe its products Amazon's home security company Ring deleted the term "surveillance" from a statement that law enforcement officials gave to local news outlets, public records obtained by Gizmodo reveal.
