A California judge’s ruling might give weight to privacy advocates’ arguments in future cases regarding forced device log-ins. But it isn’t expected to change much in the near term.
Three patterns surface from a look at expectations for the year that turned out wrong: We got lucky, we expected too much, or we were looking in the wrong direction.
How easy is it to destroy the DNA samples held at genetic-testing labs, or delete the resulting genealogical profile? We compare some of the most popular services’ policies.
At Chaos Communication Congress, election security expert J. Alex Halderman describes the United States’ rough yet vital road toward securing its many vulnerable voting systems.
Even when we’ve exposed our bank log-in credentials through a phishing attack, we need to cap our emotions and respect the rep on the line. Here’s how to get efficient help on the call.
Facebook might not sell user data. But it has been trading deep access to it with tech powerhouses Amazon, Netflix, Huawai, and others, according to a New York Times report.
If you'd rather not get personalized offers from brands—or at least have more control over the sensitive data used to generate them—your options are pretty limited.
It’s no secret that few Wi-Fi routers have strong security. It might be alarming, however, to hear that many of today’s high-rated routers have fewer protections than those of 15 years ago, says the CITL research lab at ShmooCon.
When a company goes under or gets sold, its customer data is often the most valuable asset it holds—one it can usually sell or transfer to another entity, depending on the terms of its privacy policy.
At the CyberMed Summit in Arizona, simulated hospital emergencies highlight today’s medical-cybersecurity challenges. At their heart: education, collaboration, and advocacy.
Major sites and browser vendors are increasingly supporting physical two-step authentication keys, known as U2F keys. Could they remedy your account security anxiety?
Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s first congressional hearing—a milestone he probably wished he could have postponed for a few more years—did not ... Read More...
The new Gmail feature Confidential Mode gives senders several ways to protect their messages, including timed deletion, passcode-required opening, and blocked forwarding. But experts are wary.
