Privacy

Privacy advocates compare initiative to Nazi Germany using tattoos to track Jews during the Holocaust.

The Don't Spy on Us coalition wants to make a serious point about the erosion of civil liberties.

The new law giving government power to collect DNA samples is for national security reasons, says a Kuwaiti official.

The bureau says using biometrics is crucial, but critics call it an Orwellian intrusion.

Microsoft sued for the right to tell its customers when a federal agency is looking at their emails.

The 'Harry Potter' star is returning to the New York stage in an off-Broadway play.

The case is the latest in the battle over privacy between the tech giant and law enforcement.

WhatsApp introduces end-to-end encryption to protect users from hackers and "oppressive regimes."

Privacy experts must remember that, for many, security comes first, writes Alex Krasodomski-Jones.

The NSA whistleblower does not buy the idea that the FBI cannot crack the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone.

Critics fear the bill does not do enough to safeguard users.

The Apple case has raised the issue of whether the tech giant gives foreign governments things it refuses to give to the FBI.

Apple's refusal to crack open an extremist's iPhone is a matter of principle—and market share.

Apple's Cook seems intent on turning the case into a heroic struggle by making some dubious leaps of logic.

Software under development would eliminate potential security loopholes for law enforcement.

Apple's argument that Congress needs new authority to require it to assist the FBI appears to be wrong.

The Feds chose this case because "terrorism" turns off our ability to think rationally about what we stand to lose.

Organizers tell 'Newsweek' the battle is "one of the most important fights of our generation."

If companies are to be forced to unlock encrypted technology, that mandate should come from Congress.

Cook refused to comply with the government's request to unlock an iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters.

Tech companies and presidential candidates join the battle lines over digital encryption.

A request to decrypt San Bernardino attacker's iPhone raises profound privacy issues.

What the FBI requested was nothing short of a revolutionary assault on digital privacy and security.

Apple says helping the FBI break into an iPhone could set a "dangerous precedent".

The case is part of a long-running dispute between tech companies and law enforcement over encryption.

Wikimedia Discovery is being funded by a $2.5 million program to build an ad-free search engine.

Need to Know aims to expose the "suffocating privacy invasions" carried out by intelligence agencies.

James Clapper said household devices could be used as surveillance tools.

A new study considers the risks posed by the rise of mobile devices, social media, and smart toys.

Prohibiting data transfers to the US will not protect Europeans. It will hurt them and the rest of the world.