Privacy & Security
What’s in the box?
“I would say I’m properly paranoid.”
Harvard’s HealthMap service made headlines for flagging the Ebola outbreak before the World Health Organization formally announced the epidemic.
AT&T added nearly two million customers, including 785,000 postpaid customers, as well as more than a half-million cars.
In a recent report on the app Whisper, did the Guardian cross a journalistic line?
Customers would be better off with the company’s $50-per-month plan.
Dao Nguyen, BuzzFeed’s data and growth guru, gets a big promotion -- and CEO Jonah Peretti tries redefining “publisher” in the process.
Having made “data apps” easy to build, the company is poised for its first acquisition.
There’s something oddly therapeutic about watching Tom Cruise die a thousand deaths.
Personal information, including Social Security numbers and other account data, for “a limited number of customers” was accessed.
Harris worked on Outlook, Office and Windows during his long tenure in Redmond.
Under consideration: Support communities and preventative-care apps.
Plus, Musk teases, Box slides and someone calls Google evil.
Americans say they care about privacy, but they don’t act like it.
Privacy should be balanced with law enforcement’s needs, says Holder.
The director of the FBI is blasting Apple for beefing up iPhone security. But unbreakable iPhone encryption isn’t a threat to public safety.
For under $100, you can reenact your favorite Harry Potter memories. Doesn’t mean you have to, though.
FBI director James Comey wants more from Apple and Google over their privacy policies.
How the Bash Bug works and who is vulnerable.
Six European nations opened investigations after Google updated its privacy policies.
More than a year after Ed Snowden’s revelations, Congress still hasn’t passed legislation on NSA surveillance.
Reviewing the latest lineup of Apple products, looking back on the legendary CEO’s legacy at Oracle and assessing what the Chinese e-commerce giant will do with all that dough.
The cloud opens the door to bringing together structured and semi-structured data into business understanding.
Plus, Sony’s woes and Larry Page International Airport.
“I think they erred too much on the collect-everything side,” Cook said in an interview with Charlie Rose.
Google is struggling with Europe’s “right to be forgotten” ruling.
The new option follows Sprint’s move last week to offer a $60 unlimited plan.
How a new hire hints at an unfolding strategy.
The plan is available starting Friday for both new and existing customers, Sprint said.
“Data, data, data will be the heartbeat,” CEO Doug Mack said.
Apple doesn’t invent as much as it perfects.
No lazy Sunday for the media mogul.
Come on in, the data’s fine.
The company isn’t talking in detail about its product, but its privacy policy hints that it will be collecting a ton of data.
Closely examining the way people talk about the war in Gaza, through data, and how the government used the AP to beat a damaging story from the Intercept.
Kim Kardashian doesn’t need your cash, but she’s getting it anyway. How does that happen?
T-Mobile CEO John Legere announces new family pricing plan that undercuts rivals -- with a few caveats attached.