How US and UK spy agencies defeat internet privacy and security
US and British intelligence agencies have successfully cracked much of the online encryption relied upon by hundreds of millions of people to protect the privacy of their personal data, online transactions and...
New Chrome apps take the Web out of the browser
Five years after it shook up the Web with its unexpected debut, Chrome gambles again as it takes the Web offline with its new "packaged apps." Looking at its history, Google's...
Apple tests iPhone screens as large as 6 inches
The electronics giant has begun evaluating a plan to offer iPhones with screens ranging from 4.8 inches to as high as 6 inches, people familiar with the matter say. That...
Feds beg NY Times, Pro Publica not to reveal that they’ve inserted backdoors into Internet encryption
The reporting on these documents was done jointly by The Guardian, the NY Times and Pro Publica. However, the NY Times coverage has one interesting tidbit: Intelligence officials asked The...
The US government has betrayed the internet. We need to take it back.
Government and industry have betrayed the internet, and us. By subverting the internet at every level to make it a vast, multi-layered and robust surveillance platform, the NSA has undermined a fundamental social contract. The...
N.S.A. foils much Internet encryption
The National Security Agency is winning its long-running secret war on encryption, using supercomputers, technical trickery, court orders and behind-the-scenes persuasion to undermine the major tools protecting the privacy of everyday communications...
How Facebook is using your photos in ads
The advertisements, known as social ads, are tailored in an attempt to provide users with more relevant ads. For example, if you 'Like' Nike's company page, your friends may see...
The NSA can crack any type of encryption
Bad news, America. All that effort you and your favorite companies have put into encrypting data was for nothing. After spending billions on research and supercomputers, the NSA can now crack...
SEA denies being attacked by Anonymous
After a series of digital attacks on news organizations by the Syrian Electronic Army hacker group, members of hacktivist collective Anonymous may have struck back by swiping SEA data and publishing personal information...
The best and worst Microsoft acquisitions over the years
Microsoft has been buying up smaller companies since it nabbed the software that would become PowerPoint in 1987, but its most robust period of acquisition is undeniably the post-dot-com bubble...
Defined Lines: the ultimate Robin Thicke parody
Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" may have been unofficially declared one of the songs of the summer, but we're happy to end the season with this amazing parody of the decidedly sexist hit. In response to...
iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 release still on for fall
The iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 won’t likely make an appearance at the September 10th event, but Apple is still planning for a new iPad release and event later this year according to an...
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