Senate: Drones require new privacy laws
As domestic surveillance drones proliferate, the public needs greater protection experts tell hearing
Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 8:20 PM UTCTechnology Drones, Domestic drones, Privacy
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Technology Drones, Domestic drones, Privacy
Internet giants push back against CISPA
The revamped cybersecurity bill still means bad news for user privacy, say Reddit, Craigslist and others
Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 8:06 PM UTCTechnology cispa, Privacy, Internet, Reddit
Ghost towns of the Web
Bot-driven traffic to bogus Web publishers is a blight on the online advertising economy. Can our phones save us?
Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 5:31 PM UTC 11Technology Advertising, online advertising
DoJ backs rewriting of law that lets police read emails
The existing law, written before the Internet was popularized, permits warrantless spying
Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 8:00 PM UTCTechnology Police, Spying
How not to update our electronic privacy laws
The Justice Department wants to snoop into your Facebook page, but isn't doing a very good job explaining why
Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 7:48 PM UTCTechnology Privacy, online privacy, ecpa
Judge orders end to FBI data demands
Following a telecom company's federal lawsuit, the government can no longer send National Security Letters
Monday, Mar 18, 2013 2:50 PM UTCTechnology credo
Google’s latest privacy attack
It makes nice with 38 states -- paying a $7 million fine. Then turns around and targets privacy laws and a key app
Friday, Mar 15, 2013 11:45 AM UTCTechnology Google, Privacy, Street View
Spy agencies to get access to Americans’ finances
The CIA and the NSA will get full access to a massive database of financial data
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 12:58 PM UTCBusiness CIA, NSA, Treasury, Privacy, FinCen
Surveillance software used to spy on activists around the world
Technology designed to monitor criminals is used by numerous governments to survey dissent
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 4:35 PM UTCTechnology finspy, Spying, Surveillance
Study: Your Facebook “likes” might be overexposing you
How a simple click could reveal more than you think
Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 4:56 PM UTCTechnology Facebook, Privacy, Science, study
Harvard administration spied on staff emails
Faculty angered by privacy breach after cheating scandal leaks
Monday, Mar 11, 2013 6:20 PM UTCTechnology Harvard, Plagiarism, Spying, email
Making sense out of SXSW chaos
The festival is both a sell-out and a hacker celebration, a kaleidoscope with a different picture at every turn
Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 4:03 PM UTCSXSW SXSW, sxswi, South by Southwest
How to think about drones
As Rand Paul's filibuster demonstrated, the drone debate is about more than judging technology
Friday, Mar 8, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 30Technology Drones, CIA, counterterror, Privacy
Fighting drones with fashion
Want to prevent invasion of privacy, but look cute doing it? Check out Stealth Wear's drone-proof burqas
Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 5:55 PM UTCTechnology Scientific American, Drones
My new hubby shoots upskirts
I'm pregnant. I'm surprised
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 97Life Since You Asked, Marriage
The NSA doesn’t like having its privacy invaded
A reporter tried to take pictures of a massive new government data center in Utah. Bad idea
Monday, Mar 4, 2013 11:00 PM UTC 18Technology NSA, Kashmir Hill, Privacy
Kim Dotcom’s Mega to offer encrypted emails
Although the service promises secure, private emails, privacy advocates remain cautious of the online entrepeneur
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 7:12 PM UTCTechnology kim dotcom, Privacy, File Sharing
SCOTUS rejects challenge to surveillance law
Civil liberties advocates condemn the Supreme Court's rejection of claims by activists, journalists, attorneys
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 8:43 PM UTCTechnology Warrantless Wiretapping, SCOTUS
Golden Gate surveillance
Prepare to be tracked: Cash will no longer be accepted at the toll gates of America's most famous bridge VIDEO
Friday, Feb 22, 2013 6:05 PM UTC 46Technology Video, Surveillance, Privacy
Micro-drones will “hide in plain sight”
"Lethal" and "unobtrusive" micro-drones are being developed by the Air force to mimic the behavior of bugs VIDEO
Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 9:53 PM UTC 23Technology Video, Drones, U.S. Air Force
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