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Eight Top Tech Companies in The U.S. Have Asked Governments Around The World

Dec 10, 2013

Eight top tech companies in the U.S. have asked governments around the world to reform surveillance laws and practices, and asked the U.S. to take the lead. AOL, Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, Yahoo and Microsoft said Monday ...

Tags: Computer Products, Surveillance Laws

Microsoft Has Launched an Ad-Free,No Cost Version of Its Bing Search Engine

Aug 21, 2013

Microsoft has launched an ad-free, no cost version of its Bing search engine that can be used in public and private schools across the U.S. Activating ad-free search also activates an automatic filter that blocks adult content and ...

Tags: Microsoft, AD-Free Bing, Computer Products

The U.S. Congress Should Press for Privacy Protections and More Information at The NSA

Jun 21, 2013

The U.S. Congress should press for privacy protections and more information about surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency, some technology and civil liberties activists said Friday. After recent news leaks about two ...

Tags: NSA Surveillance, Civil Liberties, Privacy Protection

The Automatic Update Will Be Sent to Glass Users Over The Next Few Days

Jun 5, 2013

Google is pushing out a software update for Glass that improves the capabilities of one of the most popular features - the camera. The automatic update will be sent to Glass users over the next few days, according to a blog post on the ...

Tags: Google, Glass, Camera

Google Had Banned Porn Apps for Its Computerized Eyeglasses

Jun 4, 2013

Early Monday, a developer announced the release of the first porn app for Google Glass only to learn that Google had banned porn apps for its computerized eyeglasses. MiKandi, an adult app store, created a piece of Glassware that enables ...

Tags: Google Glass, Porn

The Company Announced Late Friday That Glass Won't Include Facial Recognition Technologies

Jun 3, 2013

Google will not add facial recognition software to its futuristic-looking computerized eyeglasses at this point due to privacy concerns. The company announced late Friday that Glass won't include facial recognition technologies. Google ...

Tags: Google, Facial Recognition, Privacy

Texas Is Poised to Become The First State in The U.S. to Require Law Enforcement Officers

May 30, 2013

Texas is poised to become the first state in the U.S. to require law enforcement officers to get a search warrant based on probable cause before they access any electronic communications and customer data stored by a third-party service ...

Tags: Warrant, Email, Texas

Eight Members of Congress Have Written an Open Letter to Google CEO Larry Page

May 22, 2013

Eight members of Congress have written an open letter to Google CEO Larry Page that outlines privacy concerns about the Internet vendor's computerized eyeglasses, Google Glass. In the letter, the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus ...

Tags: Lawmakers, Computer Products, Google

Members Wrote to Google Requesting Information on How The Device Handles Privacy Issues

May 16, 2013

Members of a U.S. congressional group on privacy wrote Thursday to Google CEO Larry Page requesting information on how the futuristic device handles privacy issues. The letter, signed by eight members of the Congressional Bi-partisan ...

Tags: Google Glass, Privacy

The House Voted 288-127 to Approve The CISPA

Apr 22, 2013

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to approve a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, despite opposition from the White House and several privacy and digital rights groups. The House on Thursday voted 288-127 to ...

Tags: CISPA, Privacy Objections

The U.S. House of Representatives Moved Closer Toward The Passage of CISPA

Apr 22, 2013

The U.S. House of Representatives moved closer Wednesday toward the passage of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), despite concerns that the cyberthreat information-sharing bill will allow Web-based companies to share ...

Tags: Computer Products, CISPA

A U.S. House of Representatives Committee Failed to Make The Changes

Apr 15, 2013

A U.S. House of Representatives committee failed to make the changes necessary to allay fears about government surveillance in a controversial cyberthreat sharing bill that's moving toward a House vote, critics said. The House ...

Tags: CISPA, Surveillance Bill

They Could Accept Some Changes to The 1986 ECPA

Mar 19, 2013

If U.S. law enforcement agencies agree to changes in electronic surveillance law to better protect the privacy of stored email and documents, they want several changes in return, including a requirement that email and cloud service ...

Tags: E-Surveillance, Computer Products, software

Three U.S. Lawmakers Have Introduced a Bill to Provide More Protection

Mar 11, 2013

Three U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill to provide more protection from government surveillance for people who store data in the cloud. The Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act would require U.S. law enforcement ...

Tags: cloud, data storage, Electronic Surveillance

Megaupload Lost a Bid on Friday to See a Trove of Evidence Held by U.S.

Mar 5, 2013

Megaupload lost a bid on Friday to see a trove of evidence held by U.S. prosecutors prior to extradition proceedings expected to begin later this year in New Zealand. The country's Court of Appeal rejected two lower court rulings from ...

Tags: Megaupload, extradition proceedings, file-sharing service

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