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Privacy October 22, 2015

Phone companies selling customer information

Big phone companies have begun to sell the vast troves of data they gather about their subscribers' locations, travels and Web-browsing habits -- a powerful tool for marketers that raises new privacy concerns.

Help Desk October 22, 2015

Protect your privacy on Google

Do you know every Google search you've ever performed is stored on the search giant's servers? And that data is cross-linked to your search data from YouTube, Google Maps and any other Google services you use.

Privacy October 22, 2015

Iran building software to control networking sites

Iran's police chief says the Islamic Republic is developing new software to control social networking sites.

Privacy October 22, 2015

Former Engadget editor-in-chief quits Instagram, Facebook

Ryan Block, the former editor in chief of Engadget and the co-founder of Gdgt claims he doesn't find the world’s largest, most powerful social network to be particularly useful.

Security October 22, 2015

Internet censorship, restrictions around the globe

Envoys in Dubai signed a new U.N. telecommunications treaty Friday that a U.S.-led delegation says endorses greater government control of the Internet. The U.S. and more than 20 other countries refused to ratify the accord by the 193-nation International Telecommunications Union.

Privacy October 22, 2015

Facebook poised to roll out more privacy controls

Facebook is trying to make its privacy controls easier to find and understand in an effort to turn the world's largest social network in to a more discreet place.

Privacy October 22, 2015

You have not lost all rights to your stuff on Facebook

A message has been spreading like news of a sale on Cyber Monday: Post a few lines to your Facebook page and you’ll protect your copyright and privacy. And it’s completely bogus.

Privacy October 22, 2015

1 million Facebook users sold for $5

Although they may be very valuable to you, your personal details could be sold on the Internet for fractions upon fractions upon fractions of a penny.

Privacy October 21, 2015

Boeing plans Black, a tamper-proof smartphone

Boeing hopes the security-oriented Black smartphone will prove popular with government agencies dealing with highly sensitive information -- when it eventually hits the market.

Cameras October 21, 2015

Programmer behind webcam-snooping website replaces site with a job ad

The programmer behind a webcam-snooping website that hit the headlines last week for showing live streams from inside people's homes has replaced the site's content with, of all things, a job ad. The post Programmer behind webcam-snooping website replaces content with a job ad appeared first on Digital Trends.

Security October 21, 2015

Facebook will now alert you if your account is targeted by 'state-sponsored actors'

While the chances of nation-state agents breaking into your Facebook account must surely be pretty slim, the social networking giant has nevertheless put in place measures that mean you'll be the first to know should it uncover any such nefarious behavior.