Facebook fights California privacy push
California is considering legislation that would tighten Facebook's privacy practices, and the social network is not happy about it.
Sharon Gaudin | 18 May | Read more
California is considering legislation that would tighten Facebook's privacy practices, and the social network is not happy about it.
Sharon Gaudin | 18 May | Read more
The US government will push for the protection of privacy and other fundamental freedoms in cyberspace and for other nations to support the free flow of information across the Internet, according to the nation's first comprehensive cyberspace strategy, released Monday.
Grant Gross | 17 May | Read more
Thousands of Turks protested Sunday both online and on the streets against new Internet controls proposed by the Turkish government.
John Ribeiro | 16 May | Read more
China announced on Wednesday it had established a new department to oversee information on the Internet, in a move that could lead to more effective Web censorship.
Michael Kan | 05 May | Read more
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Liebowitz this week singled out Google for not adopting "Do Not Track," the privacy feature that lets consumers opt out of online tracking by Web sites and advertisers.
Gregg Keizer | 21 Apr | Read more
The European Union's data retention law has come under scrutiny, with a new report saying that it poses significant risks to individuals' right to privacy.
Jennifer Baker | 19 Apr | Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation have obtained a temporary restraining order allowing them to disrupt a computer virus that created an international botnet controlling more than 2.3 million computers as of early 2010, the DOJ announced Wednesday.
Grant Gross | 14 Apr | Read more
Laptop computers and other digital devices carried into the U.S. may be seized from travelers without a warrant and sent to a secondary site for forensic inspection, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled last week.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 07 Apr | Read more
NetQin Mobile on Friday denied reports that claimed it had deliberately installed viruses on customers' mobile phones along with its antivirus software and then charged customers to remove the malware.
Matt Hamblen | 26 Mar | Read more
China has suspended searches for content on the country's popular microblog, an apparent move to stifle mention of a "Jasmine Revolution" that was to be staged in Chinese cities on Sunday.
Michael Kan | 21 Feb | Read more
New legislation in the U.S. Congress targets WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for espionage prosecution.
Grant Gross | 16 Feb | Read more
A U.S. committee that overseas foreign investments will likely recommend that President Barack Obama reverse a deal by Chinese network supplier Huawei to acquire intellectual property from a U.S start-up, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
Michael Kan | 11 Feb | Read more
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Friday would create a do-not-track tool giving Internet users the power to prohibit online advertising networks and social media sites from tracking their Web behavior and sharing their personal information with other businesses.
Grant Gross | 12 Feb | Read more
A cybersecurity proposal in the U.S. Congress, called an "Internet kill switch" plan by some critics, isn't exactly what that sounds like.
Grant Gross | 04 Feb | Read more
Twitter was blocked in Egypt on Tuesday as the country witnessed a large protest against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak.
John Ribeiro | 26 Jan | Read more