Privacy

The Freedom of Information Act request site accidentally made public dozens of social security numbers and other…

The House of Representatives voted Thursday to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act this…

On March 28, 265 members of Congress voted to repeal a set of Obama-era privacy rules that would have stopped…

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Jenny first started tracking her email in 2014 when one of her main correspondents, an ex-boyfriend, stopped…

For the last decade, a remote farm in Potwin, Kansas has served as the digital center of the United States—at least…

Law enforcement agencies around the world are about to get very frustrated by WhatsApp.

When schools provide kids with free laptops, there is usually one big string attached: the ability to see everything…

In the summer of 2014, stolen nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, and other celebrities flooded the…

Eighteen USB sticks were taken into a hospital. They were dropped on multiple floors of the building, left in places…

Banksy is one of the world's most famous artists, but amazingly, he's been able to keep his real identity something…

If a naked photo of you winds up online without your permission, it can be very, very difficult to get it taken…

Two years ago, researchers affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University bragged that they had "broken" Tor, software…

My news feed is filled with people talking about Apple, the FBI, the DOJ and iPhone unlocking. What the hell is…

A battle over the future of privacy is being waged between a tech giant and the government in California.

The legal showdown between Apple and the government that we all knew was coming is here. On Tuesday, California…

On Thursday morning, I listened to an interview with the CEO of "a big data intelligence company" called Dstillery;…

Three years ago, a nine-year-old girl decided to make a twerking video with her two cousins. In the video, one of…

"These 8 minutes changed my life, but I didn't know it at the time."