personal information Archives

Security experts pressure Obama to veto CISA, a cybersecurity bill

'We urge you to again defend privacy and civil liberties.'

On Jul 28, 2015 by Eric Geller

Tech

Largest cyberattack in U.S. government history exposed the records of 4 million employees

Uncle Sam gets pwned.

On Jun 5, 2015 by Aaron Sankin

Tech

Someone discovered some interesting code in BuzzFeed quizzes

Which data-hoarding BuzzFeed quiz are you?

On Jun 24, 2014 by Mike Wehner

Business Tech

Lonely people share more on Facebook

Friend request denied?

On May 15, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

Tech

Homeland Security corruption investigation exposes 5,000 Americans’ personal info

The targets of the investigation may have simply purchased the wrong book.

On Nov 15, 2013 by Aaron Sankin

Tech

Stop all the downloading: Facebook wants your Timeline all to itself

A college math teacher and blogger known as Delta flagged Facebook's move to keep a little more of your data to itself.

On Jun 5, 2013 by Kris Holt

Internet Culture News

Man arrested for stealing personal info from most of Greece

A hacker was arrested for possessing (and allegedly trying to sell) a database containing the personal information of 9 million Greek citizens. The population of Greece is roughly 11 million.

On Nov 23, 2012 by Kevin Collier

IRL

When will Facebook turn over your private information?

Facebook updates its policies on handing over your data to cops and courts—on the eve of Thanksgiving.

On Nov 23, 2011 by Dave Copeland

Business Tech