Secret, an app for anonymous posts, shuts down
Secret, an app for anonymous posts that initially attracted buzz but drew criticism after a redesign, is shutting down.
Zach Miners | 30 Apr | Read more
Secret, an app for anonymous posts that initially attracted buzz but drew criticism after a redesign, is shutting down.
Zach Miners | 30 Apr | Read more
Hackers working for the Russian government were able to access President Obama's email system inside the White House, CNN reported Tuesday, indicating that an earlier breach may have been more serious than previously thought.
Zach Miners | 08 Apr | Read more
People shouldn't hold back on sending racy photos of themselves online for fear the images might be scooped up by government spies, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden has said.
Zach Miners | 07 Apr | Read more
A Turkish court blocked access to numerous sites including Twitter and YouTube on Monday, over their hosting of images of an Istanbul prosecutor held at gunpoint by militants last week.
Zach Miners | 07 Apr | Read more
Snapchat's service featuring disappearing messages is known for its popularity among teens. Now it's becoming popular with law enforcement.
Zach Miners | 03 Apr | Read more
Verizon customers can now opt out of having a unique identifier placed on their phones that critics have labelled a 'supercookie' because it's almost impossible to remove.
Zach Miners | 01 Apr | Read more
Account information for users of Twitch, the popular live-streaming service for gamers, may have been accessed through unauthorised means, the service warned on Monday.
Zach Miners | 24 Mar | Read more
Twitter has added a tool to help users report abusive content to law enforcement, which could aid in removing the most threatening posts as Twitter ramps up its efforts to combat harassment.
Zach Miners | 18 Mar | Read more
Don't worry, be happy. That seems to be the attitude most Americans have toward widespread government snooping on their Internet activities.
Zach Miners | 17 Mar | Read more
Twitter has amended its policies to ban the posting of intimate photos and videos taken without the person's permission.
Zach Miners | 12 Mar | Read more
Some people who use uTorrent, the popular BitTorrent client, are up in arms over the presence of cryptocurrency mining software on their computers which they say was installed without their permission.
Zach Miners | 07 Mar | Read more
The names and license plate numbers of about 50,000 Uber drivers were compromised in a security breach last year, the company revealed Friday.
Zach Miners | 28 Feb | Read more
Twitter has added new reporting tools to help it fight abuse and protect users on its site.
Zach Miners | 27 Feb | Read more
Facebook's new platform for sharing information about security threats appears to be gaining support, though it's unclear if the U.S. government or law enforcement will get a seat at the table, something a Facebook official said is "fraught with challenges."
Zach Miners | 19 Feb | Read more
Twitter is giving users what it thinks is a safer way to handle shared access to an account without compromising the login.
Zach Miners | 18 Feb | Read more