May 3, 2018 Will Cambridge Analytica re-emerge as Emerdata? Cambridge Analytica's decision to shutter its operations has prompted speculation that the controversial firm may re-emerge as a mysterious new company called Emerdata.
May 2, 2018 Facebook fires employee who allegedly cyber-stalked women, source says Facebook has fired the employee alleged to have used “privileged access” to personal data to cyber-stalk women.
May 2, 2018 Facebook starts investigation after employee allegedly used 'privileged' access to stalk women Facebook has launched an investigation following an allegation that a security engineer at the social network used “privileged access” to personal data to cyber-stalk women.
May 1, 2018 DNA link to Golden State Killer raises questions of privacy versus safety Do you lose privacy rights when personal data is stored on an open platform? Authorities arrested a suspect in the Golden State Killer case based on DNA data a relative uploaded to GEDMatch, an open-source ancestry site.
May 1, 2018 Mark Zuckerberg announces 'Clear History' privacy tool ahead of Facebook's F8 conference Under intense fire and criticism from lawmakers, the media and its users for how it has handled the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg are letting users start from zero.
April 21, 2018 4 clever ways to prevent spying and 1 way to spy Cyber-security is much like driving a car: one accident can change everything, sending ripples of misfortune through every aspect of your life. Protecting your devices may seem excessive, even silly. Do you really need two-factor identification? Aren’t all those complicated passwords just a little annoying? Isn’t public Wi-Fi use acceptable in small doses?
April 20, 2018 Facebook to put 1.5 billion users beyond the reach of new EU privacy law, report says Facebook, which is still feeling the shockwaves from the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, is reportedly looking to put 1.5 billion users beyond the reach of a new European Union privacy law.
April 17, 2018 Thousands of Android apps may improperly track kids' activities While everyone's in an uproar about Facebook accounts getting skimmed for data, a new study claims that thousands of Android apps are in breach of standards for monitoring kids' behavior online.
April 16, 2018 Drug dealers nabbed after cops pull fingerprint from WhatsApp image A new fingerprint technique is being used to convict a drug gang after one of the members' fingerprints was found on a WhatsApp message.
March 28, 2018 Is Facebook listening in on your conversations? Cambridge Analytica whistleblower thinks so Facebook might be listening in from your smart phone to determine where you are in order to target advertising.