Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Want to Curb Big Tech's Influence on Kids
Those smartphone addictions are not a joking matter, according to a trio of lawmakers.
Cybersecurity
The Future of Windows Could Be Passwordless
No more relying on "123456" to secure your PC.
Cybersecurity
Popular Browser Extension Grammarly Patches Major Bug
Users were worried about more than just typos.
Digital Government
China's Surveillance State Should Scare Everyone
The country is perfecting a vast network of digital espionage as a means of social control—with implications for democracies worldwide.
Cybersecurity
Students Around the World Prepare to Celebrate Safer Internet Day
The internet will never be risk-proof.
Cybersecurity
Will new border tech put privacy rights at risk?
Privacy advocates are wary of some technologies proposed in border security legislation.
Cybersecurity
Rosenstein's ‘Responsible Encryption’ Proposal is Nonsensical, Privacy Expert Says
Companies could build backdoor access into products, but it leaves users vulnerable.
Cybersecurity
How to Stay Cyber Secure at the Winter Olympics
Don't get hacked while watching the curling competition.
Cybersecurity
DHS Beats Government Privacy Average
The department hasn’t vetted all its systems for privacy, though.
Policy
Pentagon Reviewing Electronic Device Policy
The Defense Department review goes beyond whether to allow staff to bring phones into the Pentagon.
Digital Government
Pentagon to Examine Fitness Trackers Post-Strava
The massive privacy threat could affect you as well.
Cybersecurity
TSA tests facial recognition at LAX
The travel security agency wants to see if a combined facial recognition and e-Passport screening system can speed up document inspection.
Digital Government
Ahead of Tougher EU Data Laws, Facebook Is Sharing Its Privacy Philosophy
Facebook also said that it will introduce a “privacy center,” a one-stop-shop within the platform for adjusting privacy settings.
Digital Government
Privacy Shouldn’t Be the Price of Progress. Here’s How to Keep Your Data Safe
Our secrets used to be our own. Now they’re owned by the platforms and the databases where we store them.
Digital Government
Google Will Now Let You Mute Those Ads That Follow You All Over The Web
Google’s algorithm gets a little help.
Emerging Tech
At Amazon's New Checkout-Free Store, Shopping Feels Like Shoplifting
Customers can walk in, grab what they want, and walk out—all while being monitored by a sophisticated system of cameras.
Digital Government
If You’re Using an Android Phone, Google May Be Tracking Every Move You Make
Biking? Google probably knows you are. Up a mountain? It probably knows that, too.
Digital Government
Edward Snowden Is Campaigning Against the World’s Largest Biometric ID Program
Aadhaar, India’s 12-digit unique identification number program that has been under fire for its security and privacy systems.
Cybersecurity
Senate hears from IC nominees as spy authority renewal is set to pass
President Trump’s nominees for two key intelligence community oversight roles offered support of section 702 reauthorization during a smooth confirmation hearing.
Emerging Tech