Privacy

Petabytes, mainframes, tier-four data, the cloud; it’s not just technological mumbo-jumbo but the science behind getting your packages delivered on time.

For a skilled hacker, a major company’s cloud system is a treasure trove – sensitive data, including millions of bank accounts, email addresses and social security numbers are just a few clicks away.

BlackBerry CEO John Chen says the reason why German Chancellor Angela Merkel switched to BlackBerry after the NSA eavesdropping scandal comes down to one thing: security.

Mark Zuckerberg announced new tools for Facebook users that can help them during a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or even a personal crisis.

Mark Zuckerberg announced new tools for Facebook users that can help them during a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or even a personal crisis.

Verizon Communications Inc. Chief Executive Lowell McAdam said the carrier doesn't plan to walk away from its acquisition of Yahoo Inc. after a 2014 security breach was revealed, but he did leave the door open to possibly renegotiate the $4.8 billion price tag.

Verizon Communications Inc. Chief Executive Lowell McAdam said the carrier doesn't plan to walk away from its acquisition of Yahoo Inc. after a 2014 security breach was revealed, but he did leave the door open to possibly renegotiate the $4.8 billion price tag.

Yahoo Inc last year secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers' incoming emails for specific information provided by U.S. intelligence officials, according to people familiar with the matter.

Yahoo Inc last year secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers' incoming emails for specific information provided by U.S. intelligence officials, according to people familiar with the matter.

Four state Attorneys General sue the Obama Administration in an effort to maintain U.S. government control of ICANN.

Four state Attorneys General sue the Obama Administration in an effort to maintain U.S. government control of ICANN.

A panel appointed by search engine Google will hold the first of a series of meetings on Tuesday to debate the balance between privacy and the free flow of information after a May court ruling reinforced Europeans' "right to be forgotten".

The problem with the social web is that it’s permanent: small mistakes can blow up into life-changing disasters. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

With cloud computing becoming commonplace, the federal government is seeking to place every byte of data on the Internet under its jurisdiction, a power-grab that should concern every American and every foreigner using an American corporation for computer services.