privacy

NSA tracking hundreds of millions of mobile phones

Posted in Software on 6th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller

The data is said to help the NSA track individuals, and map who they know, to aid the agency's anti-terror work.

Google violated Dutch data protection laws, says watchdog

Posted in Business on 1st Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller

Google breached Dutch data protection laws by combining data on users of its different services, said the Netherlands' privacy watchdog.

Battle over Glass etiquette erupts in another Seattle diner

Posted in Business on 30th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller

Google Glass has been available to early adopters for nearly nine months, and some merchants are doing their best to keep it out of their establishments.

Senators want to stop giving the NSA a stamp of approval to spy on anyone

Posted in Online on 28th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller

They who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

NSA Put Spyware on Over 50,000 Networks Worldwide

Posted in Online on 25th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller

Newly-reviewed documents indicate the NSA has covertly installed spying malware on over 50,000 computer networks worldwide.