Privacy

Apple Inc submitted a legal brief on Thursday opposing the U.S. government's attempt to force the technology company to unlock an encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters, one day before the filing deadline.

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a motion seeking to compel Apple Inc to comply with a judge's order for the company to unlock the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters, according to a court document filed Friday.

Apple said it received over the last six months between 4,000 and 5,000 requests for customer data from U.S. law enforcement authorities.

Bill Gates is siding against Apple — and many other technology companies — in saying the firm should help the U.S. government to hack into a locked iPhone as part of an investigation into the San Bernardino shooting.

There's no federal law about data breach notification, and states are stepping up to fill in the gap. But is that the right way to do it?

Goldman Sachs found itself in a bit of a debacle when it realized that a highly sensitive email was sent to a Gmail account by mistake. Google has since blocked the email from the unintended recipient, but Goldman Sachs is seeking a court order to have it deleted.

The search engine giant says U.S. law enforcement agencies made between 12,000 and 13,000 requests for data in the last six months.

Recent news stories have highlighted the extent to which American companies have been subjected to cyber attacks. 

Thanks to Apartment List, renters now have the ability to take a three-dimensional “look” into listed apartments that functions similar to Google’s Street View.

Apple customers were targeted by hackers over the weekend in the first campaign against Macintosh computers using a pernicious type of software known as ransomware.

France's data protection watchdog ordered Google to change its privacy policy or face fines.

Everyone’s wondering why Twitter’s CEO transition makes no sense at all. Let’s not complicate things; it’s sort of obvious what went down.

Search giant Google, which often comes under fire for privacy concerns, announced changes that will make it easier for users to monitor what information they are sharing. 

According to the IRS, the cyber thieves who stole tax return information from 100,000 Americans may have used social media to get in the door. Are you 'over-exposed' online?

This is what annoys us about the tech world -- and your chance to whine about what bugs you.

White Box or Trojan Horse? Cyber evildoers are tapping traditional spying tools to take control of your system.

Airbnb will give some “anonymized” user information over to authorities. 

Snapchat reportedly turned down a $3B or more cash offer from Facebook, as the founder and CEO intends to hold off on a deal until at least 2014.

Twitter announced two-step password verification, an effort it hopes will add an extra layer of support and bring down the number of account takeovers.

The Financial Times reported Friday that several of its blogs and social media accounts were 'compromised by hackers.'