New company transparency report reveals additional surveillance requests
privacy
Police Can Peek at Snapchat’s Vanishing Photos
Criminally minded Snapchatters, beware
Google May Stop Using Cookies
More sophisticated technology could enhance the company’s ability to track user activity.
Google Says Those Who Email Gmail Users Have ‘No Legitimate Expectation of Privacy’
Legitimate, as Google’s using the word, simply means lawful.
‘First’ Arrest Filmed with Google Glass Isn’t a Game-Changer
…unless you’re easily impressed.
Study Finds Nearly Half of iOS Apps Violate Apple’s Privacy Policy
A recent study by the University of California, San Diego suggests that nearly half of all iOS applications still use UDIDs in violation of Apple’s own privacy policy.
How to Block Numbers on Your Smartphone for Free
Robocalls, telemarketers, clingy exes and more: Here’s how to block calls.
Backpedaling on Xbox One DRM Policies Is Precisely the Right Move by Microsoft
Welcome back to the game, Xbox One.
Google: We’re No NSA Stooge and We’ll Prove It If the Feds Let Us
Google has asked the U.S. Department of Justice for permission to publish the number of national-security information requests it receives from the government.
PRISM Poll: Do You Care About the Government Mining Internet Data?
Simple yes or no answers here, but feel free to elaborate in the comments section.
Microsoft’s Xbox One Access Requirements Create an Odd Double Standard
You can watch movies offline indefinitely, but games require 24-hour checkups.
Xbox One Raises the Burden of Privacy Safeguards: 5 Questions for Microsoft
Xbox One will be Microsoft’s eyes and ears in your home, but that only increases the company’s burden to safeguard our privacy.