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Aaron Swartz's 'Strongbox' could help protect sources
Ben Johnson May 17, 2013
The late internet activist and a New Yorker reporter worked together to develop a way for sources to anonymously share documents.
Bloomberg editor apologizes for violating client privacy
Krissy Clark May 13, 2013
Bloomberg News admits reporters used Bloomberg terminals to access clients' information.
The next generation unfriends Facebook
Jeremy Hobson May 4, 2013
What are the kids doing these days? It's an age old question. But when it comes to technology, it's an important one.
An old scam becomes new again: Bill-cramming scams are going mobile
Queena Kim Apr 18, 2013
Unauthorized charges for things like dating advice and horoscopes are making their way to more cell phone bills. And now the FTC is cracking down.
Burner mobile app goes beyond prank calls
Ben Johnson Apr 19, 2013
Prank calls -- which in 2013 are all but rooted out with caller ID -- may get new life with a new app called Burner. But the software may have legitimate privacy uses as well.
Should cops be able to read all your old text messages?
David Brancaccio Mar 20, 2013
When you send a text message or an email, should your Internet or phone company hang onto them in case the police ever want to take a look?
Google Glass: The end of privacy?
Jonathan Zittrain Mar 14, 2013
Sure, Google Glass acts mostly as a wearable display screen, but it also works as a video and audio recorder. Harvard Law professor Jonathan Zittrain explains Google's privacy problem when it comes to the high-tech spectacles.
When stores, and credit firms, watch you shop
Stacey Vanek Smith Feb 4, 2013
Retailers used to keep tabs on shoppers to prevent theft. Now they’re using various technologies to study shoppers so they can increase sales.
FTC finds no evidence Google violated anti-trust laws
Jeff Tyler Jan 3, 2013
After a 19-month investigation, the Federal Trade Commission says it found no evidence Google violated anti-trust laws. The company has agreed to license essential patents for rivals' products.
