IBM and Apple want to share how you are with others
IBM has launched a health unit to make sense of the wealth of data created by the boom in fitness trackers and apps. Watson …
As encryption spreads, U.S. grapples with clash between privacy, security
For months, federal law enforcement agencies and industry have been deadlocked on a highly contentious issue: Should tech companies be obliged to guarantee government …
China Is Said to Use Powerful New Weapon to Censor Internet
Late last month, China began flooding American websites with a barrage of Internet traffic in an apparent effort to take out services that allow …
AT&T pays record $25m fine over customer data thefts
AT&T has been fined $25m (£17m) over data breaches at call centres in Mexico, Colombia and the Philippines. Names, social security numbers and customer …
Leave Facebook if you don’t want to be spied on, warns EU
The European Commission has warned EU citizens that they should close their Facebook accounts if they want to keep information private from US security …
Drones Beaming Web Access Are in the Stars for Facebook
In classical mythology, Aquila is the eagle carrying Jupiter’s thunderbolts skyward. At Facebook, it is the code name for a high-flying drone, indicative of …
Facebook Announces a Payments Feature for Its Messenger App
Facebook‘s instant messaging service isn’t just for sending smiley faces and photos anymore. Now you can use it to send money instantly to your …
FCC watchdog investigating Internet rules
The inspector general for the Federal Communications Commission has opened an investigation into the agency’s process for writing new rules for the Internet, according …
Blackberry firm unveils new high-security tablet
Blackberry-owned company Secusmart has unveiled a new tablet in collaboration with Samsung and IBM. The Secutablet is “based on” the Samsung Galaxy 10.5 and …
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