The first time I visited the World Trade Center it was an entirely different building. I returned to the location on Saturday, October 3rd to attend The New Yorker's Tech@Fest, a technology-centered…
October 5, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Last week, an opinion by Yves Bot, the advocate general of the European Court of Justice, called into question a data sharing deal between the US and the European Union. The Safe Harbor deal provides…
September 29, 2015 | 12:42 EDT
A recent opinion handed down by Yves Bot, Advocate General of the European Court of Justice, may jeopardize the US-EU Safe Harbor agreement. The deal provides the framework for companies like…
September 23, 2015 | 11:07 EDT
Comcast has reached a $33.4 million settlement with the California Public Utilities Commission, regarding the privacy violations of its users. Comcast posted the names, phone numbers, and addresses…
September 17, 2015 | 11:46 EDT
On Wednesday, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments as to whether or not US law enforcement can compel companies to turn over data held on foreign soil. This dispute was started when…
September 8, 2015 | 09:33 EDT
While the issue of mass collection of phone records usually takes center stage when discussion the Patriot Act and USA Freedom Act that replaced it, another critical issue governed by those laws is…
August 31, 2015 | 05:01 EDT
In a controversial move, Twitter has completely cracked-down on third-parties making use of the Twitter APIs to archive politicians' deleted tweets. While this move may come as a shock to some people…
August 27, 2015 | 09:38 EDT
AT&T was caught injecting advertisements into traffic that goes through its free Wi-Fi hotspots, which is not only an inconvenience to the user, but may also introduce privacy and security…
August 26, 2015 | 08:39 EDT
The United Nations appointed Joseph Cannataci as its first privacy chief in July. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Cannataci has called out the UK for being especially egregious in violating its citizens…
August 25, 2015 | 01:10 EDT
Windows 10 is quickly turning out to not be all its cracked up to be. As the recent Lenovo debacle demonstrated, a feature from Windows 8, which remains a part Windows 10, can be exploited by…
August 18, 2015 | 08:04 EDT
Yesterday, The New York Times and ProPublica jointly revealed some NSA documents that were provided to them by Edward Snowden. These documents show AT&T had an extremely close relationship with…
August 16, 2015 | 02:56 EDT
Last week, Reza Moaiandin, who is the technical director of the site salt.agency, published a post on the site about a security exploit in Facebook's APIs that could be used to gather up personal…
August 10, 2015 | 09:47 EDT
With the expiration of the Patriot Act on June 1, it seemed like a major victory had been achieved for privacy, and the NSA mass surveillance had been reined in. Bulk collection of phone records by…
June 30, 2015 | 08:25 EDT
Privacy international has challenged the government of the UK over the GCHQ's hacking operations. Privacy International contends that those hacking operations are illegal under the Computer Misuse…
May 17, 2015 | 10:54 EDT
The controversial anti-terrorism bill, known as Bill C-51, was passed by the Canadian House of Commons, despite concerns raised by privacy and civil rights activists. Although it still has to go…
May 7, 2015 | 08:37 EDT
Bell, the Canadian telecommunications giant, is facing a $750 million lawsuit over alleged privacy violations relating to its Relevant Ads Program. This national class-action lawsuit is being filed…
April 17, 2015 | 10:05 EDT
Thanks to a ruling by an appeals court, Safari users in the UK can sue Google over its alleged privacy violations. The claim is that Google bypassed user settings to save a tracking cookie, which…
March 27, 2015 | 08:39 EDT
RadioShack, which has grown increasingly irrelevant in recent years thanks to the rise of online shopping, was finally forced to file for bankruptcy. A court overseen bankruptcy auction might just…
March 25, 2015 | 08:45 EDT
Earlier today, the Associated Press obtained a draft bill drawn up by the White House to provide stronger privacy protections online. If you thought this might be about reining in the NSA or…
February 27, 2015 | 09:51 EST
In response to acts of cyberterrorism, such as the recent Sony hack, Obama has called for greater cooperation and information sharing between private companies and the government, in order to combat…
February 14, 2015 | 09:35 EST
As previously reported on TechRaptor, the Obama administration has gotten heavy criticism because HealthCare.gov shares personal medical information with third parties. It was seen as a betrayal by…
January 29, 2015 | 02:42 EST
The Associated Press recently reported that the U.S. government health care website, HealthCare.gov, shares personal information with third party vendors that are embedded in the site. Companies like…
January 21, 2015 | 04:58 EST
On Monday, a vigil and march were held in Paris after a violent and deadly Islamic terrorist attack on the offices of the satirical news publication, Charlie Hebdo. The attacks and ensuing hostage…
January 13, 2015 | 09:30 EST
For the hermits on the go, there’s now an solution just for you. The new Cloak app leverages other social networks to help users avoid others. Using public location data from Instagram and Foursquare…
March 21, 2014 | 09:25 EDT
Google has told early adopters of its Google Glass how not to use their highly anticipated wearable. Google Glass is currently undergoing “beta testing” through its Explorer Program, wherein…
February 20, 2014 | 09:30 EST
You heard right, CISPA got past the House. With a vote of 288-127, the Bill has passed the House and moves onto the floor next. With a strongly Democratic senate, hopes are that the Bill will be…
April 22, 2013 | 10:30 EDT