The National Security Agency successfully hacked into popular anti-virus software to track users and gain access to computer networks, according to new leaked documents.
Digital rights organization the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) recently published its fifth annual "Who has your back?" report in which it lauded Apple, Dropbox and slammed companies like Verizon and WhatsApp.
Tim Cook recently took a huge potshot on arch rivals such as Facebook and Google over data privacy, saying we should not choose between security and privacy. Cook was speaking at D.C.-based Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) where he was honored.
Factory reset on Android advertises that it removes Google account, system and app data settings, downloaded apps, music, photos and other user data, but in reality it still retains data traces which can be exploited to recover old data such as contacts, emails and Wi-Fi passwords.
National Security Agency had hatched a plan that would allow it to infect smartphones with malware by hijacking Google Play store and Samsung App Store, according to new documents released by whistleblower Edward Snowden.
A Central California women claims she was fired after uninstalling an app that her employer required her to run constantly on her company issued iPhone, according to Ars Technica.
Google I/O 2015 is appearing to be one interesting conference, thanks to the rumors and "accidental leaks." After briefly mentioning the next release of Android, Android M, the company is being tipped to include finer user privacy controls.
AT&T has launched a new super-fast Internet service for just $70 per month but you will be charged extra if you want additional privacy.
Facebook is making it easier to plan for your online life after you die. The social networking service is allowing its members to designate someone to manage parts of their accounts posthumously. Users also have the option to choose to have their presence deleted entirely.
Do you own one of those Samsung SmartTVs? And you think you have been watching TV? Well, you're wrong. The TV is watching you in fact.Samsung SmartTVs sporting voice recognition are always listening to your voice, and the maker has warned that every word is being captured and transmitted via Internet.
Reddit - an entertainment, social networking service and news website - released its first ever transparency report. According to the report, Reddit refused to comply with 42 percent of government and civil requests last year.
GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), a British Intelligence and security organization has been tracking targeted iPhones in real time, newly released documents by Edward Snowden reveal.
Smart gadgets could be grabbing tons of our personal data, leading to compromised privacy, warns the chair of the US Federal Trade Commission has warned.
U.S. District Judge has ruled that that Facebook will have to deal with a class-action lawsuit that alleges that the company violated users privacy laws by scanning their private messages.
A Dutch privacy watchdog on Monday ordered an ultimatum to Google, asking to change the way it handles users' personal data or face fines up to $18.7 million. It will be the third round of European fines that Google has to face in the last few months.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
