Privacy
FBI Develops Tattoo Tracking Technology
Privacy advocates compare initiative to Nazi Germany using tattoos to track Jews during the Holocaust.
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin in U.K. Privacy Campaign
The Don't Spy on Us coalition wants to make a serious point about the erosion of civil liberties.
Kuwait to Collect Citizens and Visitors' DNA Sample
The new law giving government power to collect DNA samples is for national security reasons, says a Kuwaiti official.
How the FBI Uses Facial Recognition to Fight Crime
The bureau says using biometrics is crucial, but critics call it an Orwellian intrusion.
Microsoft Sues U.S. Government Over Email Privacy
Microsoft sued for the right to tell its customers when a federal agency is looking at their emails.
Daniel Radcliffe to Star in Snowden-Themed Play
The 'Harry Potter' star is returning to the New York stage in an off-Broadway play.
Judge Orders Apple to Help Authorities Examine iPhone
The case is the latest in the battle over privacy between the tech giant and law enforcement.
WhatsApp Introduces Encryption for One Billion Users
WhatsApp introduces end-to-end encryption to protect users from hackers and "oppressive regimes."
FBI iPhone Hack: Tech Can't Ignore Public Fears
Privacy experts must remember that, for many, security comes first, writes Alex Krasodomski-Jones.
Snowden: FBI Being Unable to Crack iPhone is 'Bullshit'
The NSA whistleblower does not buy the idea that the FBI cannot crack the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone.
Experts Warn Of 'Snooper's Charter' Privacy Breaches
Critics fear the bill does not do enough to safeguard users.
What Happened When China Knocked on Apple's Backdoor
The Apple case has raised the issue of whether the tech giant gives foreign governments things it refuses to give to the FBI.
How Tim Cook Aims to Profit From Protecting Privacy
Apple's refusal to crack open an extremist's iPhone is a matter of principle—and market share.
Apple vs. FBI: Cook Makes a Big Blunder
Apple's Cook seems intent on turning the case into a heroic struggle by making some dubious leaps of logic.
Apple Working on Unhackable iPhone
Software under development would eliminate potential security loopholes for law enforcement.
Apple vs. FBI: The Case That Could Ditch Encryption
Apple's argument that Congress needs new authority to require it to assist the FBI appears to be wrong.
The FBI-Apple Wrangle Is Not About Terrorism
The Feds chose this case because "terrorism" turns off our ability to think rationally about what we stand to lose.
Apple Store Protests Planned Over Encryption Battle
Organizers tell 'Newsweek' the battle is "one of the most important fights of our generation."
The FBI-Apple Encryption Battle: Congress Must Decide
If companies are to be forced to unlock encrypted technology, that mandate should come from Congress.
Will Tim Cook's Privacy Fight Win Customers for Apple?
Cook refused to comply with the government's request to unlock an iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters.
How the Sides Line Up in the Apple Encryption Fight
Tech companies and presidential candidates join the battle lines over digital encryption.
Silicon Valley, FBI in Standoff Over Shooter's Phone
A request to decrypt San Bernardino attacker's iPhone raises profound privacy issues.
Apple Is Right to Defy the FBI Over Phone Encryption
What the FBI requested was nothing short of a revolutionary assault on digital privacy and security.
Apple Rejects Order to Unlock Gunman's iPhone
Apple says helping the FBI break into an iPhone could set a "dangerous precedent".
Judge to Apple: Help FBI Unlock Syed Farook's Phone
The case is part of a long-running dispute between tech companies and law enforcement over encryption.
Wikipedia Takes on Google With New Search Engine
Wikimedia Discovery is being funded by a $2.5 million program to build an ad-free search engine.
Edward Snowden Inspires NSA Surveillance Video Game
Need to Know aims to expose the "suffocating privacy invasions" carried out by intelligence agencies.
U.S. Spy Chief: We Could Use Your Fridge to Spy on You
James Clapper said household devices could be used as surveillance tools.
Children's Online Privacy 'Ignored' by Tech Firms
A new study considers the risks posed by the rise of mobile devices, social media, and smart toys.
Digital Privacy: Europeans Threaten to Halt Data to US
Prohibiting data transfers to the US will not protect Europeans. It will hurt them and the rest of the world.