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Europe Looks into Splitting Google's Business

Nov 22, 2014 12:50 PM EST

Google is once again under fire by the European Parliament, with growing resentment in the EU for almost a decade against the Internet company.

Democratic Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy

U.S. Senate Rejects USA Freedom Act, Broad NSA Surveillance Continues

Christl Leong |

Nov 19, 2014 10:37 AM EST

More than a year after Edward Snowden's revelations over the extent of U.S. surveillance rocked the world, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday rejected the USA Freedom Act, a bill that would have brought an end to the National Security Agency's (NSA) broad surveillance methods.

Apple Inc. to be releasing iOS 8 with encryption technology that apparently cannot be breached by law enforcement.

Apple Makes iPhone 'Police Proof' With New iOS 8 Data-Encrytion Technology

Cory Doyle |

Sep 18, 2014 09:31 PM EDT

Apple Inc. has recently released a new system that apparently cannot be breached by law enforcement. This new technology was released following NSA's disclosure that it's been utilizing telecom companies to spy on the users’ private communications.

U.S. Government Threatens Yahoo with Daily $250k Fine Over Private User Data

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 12, 2014 08:47 AM EDT

Internet giant Yahoo announced Thursday that the United States government is slapping it with a $250,000 fine every day it refuses to cough up its user data as a part of the National Security Agency's surveillance programs.

Yahoo Refuses to Cooperate with U.S.Government Surveillance; Says It's Unconstitutional

Cory Doyle |

Sep 11, 2014 11:24 PM EDT

Yahoo said the government amended a new law to demand the release of user personal information from online services.

'Antitrust Officials' Target Microsoft In China

Marc Maligalig |

Aug 08, 2014 06:02 AM EDT

The Microsoft Corporation's offices in various provinces were visited Monday by Chinese government officials.

BitTorrent Releases Anti-NSA Messaging App

Marc Maligalig |

Jul 31, 2014 11:40 AM EDT

BitTorrent Inc., based in San Francisco, Calif., announced on Wednesday it is releasing Bleep, a mobile chat app that ensures the users' privacy.

NSA Spied on 5 Muslim-American Leaders –Report

Bianca Ortega |

Jul 10, 2014 03:43 AM EDT

The leaked documents that Edward J. Snowden provided showed that the US National Security Agency (NSA) spied on five Muslim-American leaders from 2002 to 2008.

US I.T. Firms Beef Up Data Servers Against NSA Surveillance

Christl Leong |

Jun 07, 2014 06:05 AM EDT

Major internet companies are strengthening their systems against unauthorized access after reports of NSA surveillance revealed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden were made public.

Edward Snowden: There are some things worth dying for

Christl Leong |

May 29, 2014 10:06 AM EDT

Snowden describes himself as a patriot and says that his country is "worth dying for," in an exclusive interview with NBC News' Brian Williams, which aired on Wednesday.

Google Alternative DuckDuckGo Search Engine Gets Upgrade

Robert Sarkanen |

May 22, 2014 12:33 AM EDT

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo gets a major overhaul with enhanced search tools to attract new users.

Wikileaks Threatens to Release Name of NSA-Targeted Nation

Katie Collom |

May 21, 2014 06:19 AM EDT

Wikileaks threatens to release the name of a "mystery" nation being targeted by NSA surveillance despite warnings that doing so could result to violence and potential deaths.