PRIVACY

Security firm Tresorit will work to increase privacy on Apple’s CareKit, an open source software platform that lets users to develop their own health care apps

The European Union has laid out new rules that would limit how companies like Facebook and Google track users to deliver targeted ads.

As the amount of device in the IoT continues to expand at an incredible pace, the FTC said it's up to multiple parties to protect consumer's data and privacy.

Children were extremely vulnerable online when faced with lengthy, difficult privacy contracts required to use social media sites.

Singapore will begin collecting iris scans from its citizens in 2017 as part of an expansion of its government identity program.

Facebook collects tons of data about its users, but it's also purchasing personal information like annual income and offline shopping habits from data brokers.

Update: Amazon responds on authorities issuing a warrant for an Amazon Echo device powered by Alexa to see if the gadget has any information linked to a 2015 murder case.

Foreigners coming into the U.S. are being requested to provide their Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts upon arriving in the country.

Privacy groups have filed a complaint against Google to the Federal Trade Commission regarding the search giant's new policy that combines personally-identifiable data with browsing information gathered by advertisers.

Google has voluntarily agreed to settle a lawsuit by changing the way it scans emails. The company will soon wait until emails arrive in a user's inbox before scanning for advertising purposes.

Evernote’s privacy changes will take effect Jan. 22, 2017 and users are threatening to abandon the service.

A lawsuit filed against Uber by a former security employee alleges the company allowed for wide access of customer data that allowed employees to track prominent people and personal acquaintances.

Consumer watchdogs in the United States and Europe have filed complaints against smart toy manufacturers for failing to disclose their products are recording and retaining conversations with children.

Trusted Contacts is Google's new personal safety app.

A change to a federal rule is set to go into effect on December 1 that will grant the federal government wide-ranging warrants to hack into devices remotely.

A recently revealed flaw shows that attackers can access a phone owner's private information from their iPhones, including contacts, photos and message logs.

Edward Snowden is holding a Q & A about Donald Trump, privacy and much more with a live audience. Watch the Snowden discuss online here.

Several of the emails belonged to Russia’s former Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov and point to Russian involvement in eastern Ukraine.

The company’s announcement comes amid uncertainty about its future following a hacking breach, allegations of invasion of users' privacy and doubts surrounding a deal with Verizon.

The company developed a software program to search emails for specific information requested by the government.

The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information also asked the California tech giant to delete all the data it has collected from WhatsApp so far.