Android adware ‘infects millions’ of phones and tablets
Android users are being warned that several popular apps that were on the official Google Play store appear to have contained hidden code that …
Man receives jail time for Bitcoin operation on Silk Road
A man who ran a Bitcoin exchange operation will serve prison time for selling the digital currency to Silk Road users making illegal purchases. …
President Obama Proposes National Breach Notification Standard
In a speech at the Federal Trade Commission on January 12, 2015, President Obama proposed a nationwide breach notification standard that would require all …
Jimmy Kimmel gets people to give him their passwords
Online life has made us blase. We’re so enamored of everything being so convenient and free that we’re not too careful about someone taking …
National Research Council finds no alternative for bulk data collection
There is no suitable alternative for bulk data collection, according to a new report from the National Research Council. The study, created in response …
CISPA 2015 Draft Text Emerges Online, Dem Rep Cites Sony Hack As Rationale for Reintroducing Bill
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is a controversial bill, promoted by supporters as a cyber-security solution and decried by detractors as a …
Mozilla teams with Tor Project, CDT, on internet privacy
Responding to users’ desire for greater internet privacy, Mozilla has joined forces with the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) and the Tor Project …
FCC Tests The Waters On A ‘Hybrid’ Net Neutrality Solution That Almost Everyone Hates
Gautham Nagesh at the Wall Street Journal (who was also the first to reveal many of the details of Tom Wheeler’s original net neutrality …
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