May 13, 2016 WhatsApp encryption is affecting FBI's work in 'huge ways' WhatsApp's decision to turn on encryption for its billion-plus users is certainly giving the FBI headaches. FBI Director James Comey says we can expect to see more litigation surrounding encrypted devices in the future.
May 3, 2016 California Man Must Pay for Gunning Down His Neighbor's Drone What protections do drone-weary citizens have as the gadgets increasingly fill our friendly skies?
May 3, 2016 Apple Ups Its Streaming Music Game: Weekly News Roundup The tech giant is expected to unveil a paid music-streaming service at its annual developer conference.
May 3, 2016 Can't Be Interrupted? Polite Ways to Say 'Do Not Disturb' These simple signals can help enhance your workplace privacy.
May 3, 2016 How You Can Better Protect Your Privacy Make sure you've done all you can to prevent identity theft by implementing these tips.
May 3, 2016 Employee Says She Was Fired for Refusing to Be Tracked 24/7 The attorney filing the suit says she foresees a legal trend around privacy and productivity tracking.
May 3, 2016 Former CIA chief not a big fan of new China-US cyber agreement By reaching an agreement on cyber-theft with the U.S., the Chinese are showing a willingness to embrace the American definition of what constitutes appropriate espionage, former CIA director Michael Hayden said Tuesday.
May 3, 2016 Jeb’s plan to woo Silicon Valley: Gut net neutrality, kill encryption, bulk up NSA Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush — or just “Jeb!” as he’s called in his campaign signs — probably won’t win the endorsement of the Electronic Frontier Foundation given his positions on tech policy. In fact, we can’t imagine many Silicon Valley types are pleased with Jeb’s latest declarations this week that as president he’ll kill net neutrality rules while at the same time bulking up the data collection powers of the National Security Agency.
May 3, 2016 5 computer security secrets you need to know You may have recently heard conflicting reports about ID fraud, and whether you should be concerned about it or not. You should. The threat of cyberattacks and ID theft is very real. Keep these two thoughts in mind: the White House and 12.7 million.
May 3, 2016 Online poker virus lets cybercriminals peek at victims’ cards Online poker players beware: there may be someone at your table looking at your cards, and they’re not standing behind you.