October 20, 2015 Apple purges hundreds of apps that collected personal data from the App Store Apple has confirmed a purge of 256 apps, mostly from the Chinese App Store, that used a private API built by mobile advertising firm Youmi that collected personal data from the iPhone or iPad.
October 17, 2015 3 search sites that don't track you like Google does When you need to get information or find something online, chances are you go to Google. But while Google is great at Web searches, it’s hardly stellar when it comes to privacy. It saves your search history, scans your Gmail, tracks your location, keeps everything you say to “OK Google,” and a lot more.
October 15, 2015 3 ways to spot a malicious website One of a hacker's favorite tools for stealing your information is the phishing scam. Whether it's through email, texts or on social media, sooner or later you will run into messages that try to trick you into clicking on links to malicious websites.
May 6, 2015 Cybersecurity Summit: Want to stop attacks? Use 'vicious diplomacy' On Friday, February 13, President Obama will travel to Silicon Valley to engage with business and academic leaders in the tech community as part of a push to ensure a robust national cybersecurity posture that emphasizes strong defenses and resilient networks.
May 6, 2015 Hillary Clinton's private emails: We should distrust, then verify After a week of stonewalling, Hillary Clinton hijacked a United Nations conference room Tuesday to hold a 20 minute news conference on her use of a private email account to conduct government business while Secretary of State.
January 13, 2015 5 steps to digitally disappear It may not be entirely possible to be off of the grid unless you do go to that cabin in the woods, but here are five tips to help you boost your online privacy to be a little less accessible to someone.
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January 8, 2015 Wikipedia shuts down in Russia to protest blacklist bill Wikipedia on Tuesday shut down its Russian-language site for 24 hours to protest a bill that would give the Russian government sweeping powers to blacklist certain sites, the latest in a flurry of legislation meant to neuter opposition to President Vladimir Putin's rule.