Industry Facebook denies secretly recording users' conversations for targeted advertising The social network promises it isn't listening to you By Rob Thubron, October 29, 2017, 1:00 PM 14 comments
The Web Security Facebook's updated policies prohibit developers from using its data in surveillance tools Facebook and Instagram are cracking down on government spying By Rob Thubron, March 14, 2017, 6:15 AM
Security The Web WikiLeaks publishes massive collection of CIA hacking documents By Shawn Knight, March 7, 2017, 1:30 PM 15 comments
News Around the Web AI Weekend tech reading: FBI gets expanded hacking powers, VR on a budget PC, 8 mins of Prey gameplay By Matthew DeCarlo, December 4, 2016, 12:00 PM
Security Electronics Clever malware lets hackers turn your headphones into a microphone By Shawn Knight, November 22, 2016, 8:45 PM 9 comments
Security UK's Snooper's Charter approved by parliament, set to become law in next few weeks The "most extreme surveillance law ever passed in a democracy" By Rob Thubron, November 17, 2016, 3:15 PM 8 comments
Security AT&T reportedly spied on its customers, sold data to US law enforcement agencies By Rob Thubron, October 27, 2016, 10:15 AM 12 comments
Wearable Tech Apple Apple Watch reportedly banned from UK governement meetings due to Russian spying fears By Rob Thubron, October 11, 2016, 11:30 AM
Security Yahoo built software to scan all its customers' emails for US spy agencies By Rob Thubron, October 5, 2016, 6:15 AM 26 comments
Apple Security Rare iOS spyware caught in the wild exploiting three zero-day flaws By Shawn Knight, August 25, 2016, 6:00 PM
Electronics Science Scientists develop practical self-destructing battery By Shawn Knight, August 9, 2016, 12:00 PM
Security Electronics Your monitor can be hacked, used to spy on you By Shawn Knight, August 7, 2016, 4:00 PM 26 comments
Security Mobile Edward Snowden has designed an iPhone attachment to detect unwanted radio transmissions By Shawn Knight, July 21, 2016, 6:00 PM 9 comments
Microsoft Software France gives Microsoft three months to stop Windows 10 from collecting "excessive" user data By Rob Thubron, July 21, 2016, 3:45 PM
Security Snowden slams Russia's "Big Brother" laws as anti-terrorism bill is passed by lower house By Rob Thubron, June 27, 2016, 11:00 AM 13 comments
Mobile Security ISIS warns that fake apps are being used to spy on the group's members By Rob Thubron, June 6, 2016, 9:30 AM
Apple Security Apple executive fears the FBI could spy on US citizens using iPhone cameras and microphones By Rob Thubron, March 10, 2016, 12:00 PM 10 comments
Apple Mobile In a separate case, a New York judge rules that the DoJ can't force Apple to unlock an iPhone By Rob Thubron, March 1, 2016, 11:32 AM 11 comments
Security Germany approves the use of government-developed malware to monitor suspects By Rob Thubron, February 25, 2016, 8:30 AM 10 comments
The Web Security It's now possible to view vulnerable baby monitors on browser dedicated to searching for IoT devices By Rob Thubron, January 25, 2016, 9:30 AM
Security Tech Culture EU ruling says that companies can monitor employees' private online communications By Rob Thubron, January 13, 2016, 11:15 AM 7 comments
Security The Web Tech companies face criminal charges if they notify users of UK government spying By Rob Thubron, December 30, 2015, 8:30 AM 31 comments
The Web Security Twitter emails some users warning them that they may be targets of a 'state-sponsored attack' By Rob Thubron, December 14, 2015, 6:15 AM
Security The Web French authorities want to block Tor and ban free Wi-Fi in wake of Paris terror attacks By Rob Thubron, December 7, 2015, 11:00 AM 19 comments
Security Industry BlackBerry will quit Pakistan next month over government's demands to access user data By Rob Thubron, November 30, 2015, 1:45 PM