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Chinese courts are now considering information obtained from social media a legal judicial and investigative reference.

Social Media Information is Now a Legal Reference in Court in China

Oct 06, 2016 07:30 AM EDT

Be careful on what you post on social media as information obtained from these networking sites is now considered a legal judicial or investigative reference in China.

Edward Snowden will Speak Via Live Video at the CeBIT 2015

Sami Ghanmi |

Mar 16, 2015 08:43 PM EDT

Topics expected to be covered for this event include data security, encryption and privacy.

New Software Shows Users If Their Apps are Accessing Their Private Data

Sami Ghanmi |

Mar 11, 2015 12:09 PM EDT

This monitoring software informs smartphone users what their apps are doing with their private information.

Samsung Smart TVs Secretly Listen to Conversations

David Curry |

Feb 09, 2015 07:42 AM EST

Samsung smart TVs come with a sneaky terms of service.

FTC Worried About Internet of Things Personal Information Collection

David Curry |

Jan 07, 2015 12:12 PM EST

FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez has raised concerns on the vast collection of user's information from Internet of Things devices.

China Warns Apple to Focus on Security and Privacy

David Curry |

Dec 09, 2014 07:53 AM EST

China's Internet regulator Lu Wei has been visiting various U.S. companies this week. In a meeting with Apple's CEO Tim Cook, he warned the company head to maintain focus on security.

Verizon Wireless Tracks Customer Web Use With Stealth ‘Super Cookies’

Michael A. Katz |

Nov 04, 2014 09:55 AM EST

The super cookies allow Verizon to monitor and keep tabs on which websites its customers visit, and they can't be erased by the user, or avoided by setting a browser to private or incognito. "Verizon users might want to start looking for another provider," warns The Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Snowden: Facebook, Google ‘Dangerous,’ 'Get Rid' of Dropbox

Michael A. Katz |

Oct 12, 2014 08:18 PM EDT

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden called Facebook and Google "dangerous services" while suggesting people "get rid" of Dropbox and use SpiderOak instead. He also said that iCloud data isn't encrypted.

Officials Charge Executive for Making Spying App

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 30, 2014 03:41 PM EDT

The United States Justice department has indicted Hammad Akbar, the chief executive officer of IncoCode, in what officials said is the first criminal case in history that involved the advertisement and sale of a mobile device spyware app.

Facebook's "Privacy Checkup" is Good for Users

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 08, 2014 09:23 AM EDT

The user can either edit the display options or just simply delete them if they are no longer being used.

Is Facebook Invading Your Privacy?

Cory Doyle |

Aug 25, 2014 10:50 AM EDT

It is astonishing to see the progress of Facebook capabilities in such a short period of time. At one point in time Facebook was just simple social networking tool and now has become equipped with operations and capabilities fit of an elite intelligence agency.