Digital Government
Here’s How to Stop Your iPhone from Listening to You
... and tracking where you're going.
Digital Government
23andMe and Other Genetic Testing Companies Release Guideline on How to Handle DNA Data
This set of best practices doesn't guarantee privacy, though.
Digital Government
The Way You Swipe Your Phone Can Be Used To Track You
Your fingers could give you away.
Digital Government
Surveillance Cameras Will Soon Divine Your Personality from Eye Movements
Machine-learning techniques promise to make biometric data far more useful for intelligence gathering.
Cybersecurity
Identity Theft Protection Service Accidentally Exposes Identities
Every lock can be picked.
Emerging Tech
Drug Company Gains Access to 23andMe's Massive DNA Library
Do you know who has access to your DNA?
Artificial Intelligence
AI Scanner Can Distinguish Whether An Iris is Living or Dead
No word if the technology works on zombies.
Digital Government
Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter Unite to Make More Portable Data
The tech companies are joining forces to allow users to download and transfer data more easily.
Digital Government
Europe’s Smack to Google May Only Be the Beginning
The European Commission’s record-breaking fines for Google foreshadow a larger regulatory invasion of the U.S. technology industry.
Cybersecurity
A new role for government in ID proofing
A new trade group, the Better Identity Coalition, wants government to assume a stronger role in validating online identity.
Ideas
How Regulators Are Dealing with Antitrust Laws and Data Privacy
When people turn over data to "pay" for Facebook's services, are they getting a good deal?
Emerging Tech
Walmart Patents Tech That Could Monitor You As You Check Out
Price check? Walmart already knows.
Digital Government
Smart TVs Are Tracking Viewers And These Lawmakers Are Concerned
Your TV knows just how many cooking shows you watch.
Cybersecurity
Why It’s Hard to Protect Domestic-Violence Survivors Online
Restraining orders have evolved to prohibit digital communication, but what happens when they fail?
Digital Government
The Stock Market Is Rewarding Tech Companies That Protect Data More Than Ones That Exploit It
Digital security companies are rallying amid a steady series of hacker intrusions.
Cybersecurity
Congress Wants the Scoop on Gmail User Privacy
Do you really know who has access to your Gmail account?
Emerging Tech
Why Can’t Europe Create Tech Giants Like the U.S. and China?
Europe churns out plenty of top-of-class mathematicians, computer scientists, and software developers.
Digital Government
Facebook Bug Could Have Unblocked People You Previously Blocked
That's a big privacy mistake.
Cybersecurity
Can Sacrificing Privacy Stomp Out Disinformation Online?
One way to ward off bad actors could be more information sharing between social-media platforms, researchers, and governments.
Digital Government