Privacy & Security
So says Stripe CEO Patrick Collison on the latest episode of Recode Decode.
It could blossom into another new legal headache for the embattled ride-hailing company.
At issue is how law enforcement can obtain big chunks of data about suspects’ location history.
They’ve sent a letter to lawmakers working on reauthorizing the program known as Section 702.
Congress scrapped the government’s last privacy rules, and one of the leaders behind that push has another idea in mind.
The European Commission took action after Facebook began merging customers’ data.
“Hackers don’t think like normal people.”
Friendly reminder: Always update your software!
An official at the Department of Homeland Security says they’ve received no confirmed reports that critical infrastructure has been affected.
The new effort orders a host of studies and seeks the tech industry’s help.
Five percent of the accounts tweeting #MacronGate make up 40 percent of Tweets.
Bilton used digital forensics to recreate huge chunks of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht’s life.
Nothing really comes for free.
The effort may have generated lots of headlines, but it was doomed from the start.
Note: The company also has more users than before.
Khanna calls Pai a mouthpiece for the telecom industry and an opponent of free competition.
You don’t have to be enrolled to tune into lectures on spotting bad information such as fake news and shoddy analysis of big data.
This could make it even harder for Europe and Silicon Valley to trust the U.S. government.
Protect yourself from hackers.
Digital security expert Tony Gambacorta answers your questions about security and privacy on Too Embarrassed to Ask.
“Little data” is not exactly a sexy, attention-grabbing topic. But is more and bigger data really better?
“On the one hand, nothing has changed. On the other hand, everything has changed.”
Local lawmakers are exploring how to change the way internet providers collect and share users’ information.
The move comes a few months after it was reported that a Facebook group was being used to share revenge porn of women in the military.
After scrapping the Obama-era plan, Trump’s team isn’t ready to talk about writing a law.
A new effort by Sen. Ron Wyden comes as such border searches are on the rise.
Encrypted messaging is the new regular messaging.
The Trump administration mulls “extreme vetting.”
Internet providers will not have to ask permission before sharing sensitive data with advertisers.
The security manager is known for organizing the Never Again pledge.
The companies defended themselves after the House and Senate voted to roll back the FCC’s privacy protections.
You now have to “accept” messages from people you don’t follow.
It’s time to tunnel all home internet traffic through a proxy server.
A victory for the telecom industry.
Your internet privacy is at stake.
The vote paves the way for a big win for the country’s telecom giants.
Sources say lawmakers could hold the first of two votes to kill the Obama administration’s protections.
Every step you take ...
Can you imagine carrying 295 driver’s licenses? Of course not — so why is it okay in the digital world?
Now that we have a new head of the FCC, let’s see if he can fix this once and for all.