Tech 16 hours ago Google releasing new email security features that remind you not to send unencrypted personal info In case you're sending private information over email that you would rather not end up in the wrong hands, Google's new set of security features might be of assistance.
Politics 16 hours ago NSA reportedly collecting millions of personal online contact lists worldwide The NSA is collecting hundreds of millions of contact lists from e-mail and instant messaging address books from personal accounts worldwide, including those of many Americans, the Washington Post reported Monday.
Politics 16 hours ago Email service linked to NSA leaker Edward Snowden shuts down A Texas-based email service reportedly used by National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden said it was shutting down Thursday, explaining in a cryptic message that it would rather go out of business than "become complicit in crimes against the American people."
Politics 16 hours ago 'Suspicious': Experts, GOP lawmakers question Lerner's lost email explanation Computer experts and Republican lawmakers are poking holes in IRS claims that the agency did all it could to retrieve embattled ex-official Lois Lerner's allegedly "lost" emails, which the agency blames on a 2011 hard-drive crash.
Tech 16 hours ago The US Postal Service can now email you photos of your mail The US Postal Service has started emailing people about their mail.
Tech 16 hours ago The FBI issues warnings about an email scam that's stolen more than $1.2 billion The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) put out a pair of warnings in recent weeks regarding a fraud scheme that involves email, wire transfers, checks, and international business.
Tech 16 hours ago Google uses ‘unique digital fingerprinting’ to detect child porn in Gmail accounts A cyber-tip created by Google and reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children put a convicted sex offender back in police custody – after the Internet giant used highly-sophisticated technology to detect alleged images of child porn stored on the Houston man’s Gmail account.
Tech 16 hours ago Divorcing? 5 things to do online now Since our offline and online lives are so intertwined, here are five things you need to do fast when a divorce is on the horizon.
Tech 16 hours ago Texting makes you walk like you're drunk If you're texting while you’re walking, you might as well be drunk. At the very least, texting while traipsing down the street makes you walk funny, according to a new study.
Tech 16 hours ago Even Yahoo employees don’t use Yahoo Mail Only 25 percent of Yahoo’s own employees use the company’s email offering-- even after company executives exhorted them all to switch off of Microsoft’s Outlook, according to a leaked memo.
Tech 16 hours ago Thanks to decades-old law, your email is far from private Your e-mail is nearly as public as the words you are now reading. As it currently stands, government authorities can download and examine all your e-mail, store it, search it, and never inform you—with virtually no oversight or fear of violating any laws.
Tech 16 hours ago Tech Q&A: Camera hackers, blocking phone contacts, erasing data and more Kim Komando answers your questions on hackers who spy using your security cameras, blocking your ex on from your phone contacts, erasing your data for good, and more.
Tech 16 hours ago In a kerfuffle about the Facebook messaging app? Here are 5 things you should know Facebook's recent effort to force people to adopt its standalone mobile messaging app has privacy-concerned users up in arms. Many of them believe the app is especially invasive.
Tech 16 hours ago IRS has ‘no excuses’ for latest twist in email saga, says IT expert The IRS has “no excuses” for the latest twist in the saga of its missing emails, says an expert in electronic discovery.
Tech 16 hours ago We’re winning the fight against spam, Gmail researchers say New figures published by Google show that the vast majority of email messages now include some form of authentication, making life harder for scamming and phishing emails.
Tech 16 hours ago The spy next door: private surveillance has never been easier It's not just the government that can spy on you.
Tech 16 hours ago Yahoo tries to breathe life into dead pool of email accounts by offering IDs to newcomers Yahoo is trying to breathe new life into inactive email accounts by giving away the identifications beginning next month.
Tech 16 hours ago Google Mail and other services back after disruption, company says Following an unexplained incident that knocked Google's mail and application services offline for some users, the services are back up and working, the company claims, although there were still reports of outages.
Tech 16 hours ago A closer look: Ways to hide or secure sensitive photos, data on phones Apple got a lot of attention last week when it released a new privacy policy along with a declaration that police can't get to your password-protected data.
Tech 16 hours ago Data heist puts spotlight on password management tools Last week’s massive data breach has shone a spotlight on the technologies that can help users lock down their passwords.
Tech 16 hours ago UK intelligence agency in cyber spying controversy Hot on the heels of the NSA snooping firestorm, a leaked document appears to detail the cyber espionage tricks employed by its UK counterpart, GCHQ.
Tech 16 hours ago Yahoo's email embraces some features popularized by Gmail in 2nd overhaul in less than a year Yahoo's free email service is becoming a bit more like Google's Gmail as part of its second makeover in less than a year.
Tech 16 hours ago Popular law site Groklaw closes blog citing concern over NSA spying The editor of the popular law blog Groklaw announced the closing of her site saying she cannot conduct business with the possibility of the government reading her emails.
Tech 16 hours ago How to send ‘Mission Impossible’ style self-destruct messages on your iPhone Wickr has built a free iPhone app send messages that delete themselves within minutes or even seconds.
Tech 16 hours ago Iran restores access to Gmail An Iranian official says Tehran plans to create its own search engine and e-mail service to replace Google and its Gmail e-mail service, even as it weights lifting a ban on Gmail enacted in response to an anti-Islam film.
Tech 16 hours ago Send an email you regret? Gmail's 'Undo Send' option is now out of beta It's something that has happened to all of us: you finish an email, hit send, and suddenly realize that you've made a typo or spelled the recipient's name wrong.
Tech 16 hours ago Smart new Gmail Inbox feature replies to your emails automatically Google is introducing a brand-new smart feature to make email even more efficient. Called Smart Replies and available on Inbox by Gmail, the new feature will help you issue fast, personalized responses to emails as they come in.
Tech 16 hours ago Google to no longer sell ads based on information collected from students Google will no longer try to sell ads based on personal information collected about students using a suite of products tailored for schools.
Tech 16 hours ago Yahoo giving people chance to request up to 5 email addresses from pool of dead accounts Yahoo is allowing people to place claims on inactive email addresses that are being given a second life.
Tech 16 hours ago Harvard snoops through professors' email, teaches new lessons in privacy Even some of the smartest people can be really dumb about technology. To wit, the recent hubbub at Harvard University over the scandalous, surreptitious searching of academia's finest's e-mails.