PRIVACY

Harvard secretly photographed 2,000 students for a research project, causing outrage. The issue of privacy now extends to higher education.

Big companies just aren't motivated to build secure products.

Tech companies are allowing themselves to become vital tools for terrorists by withholding information, the intelligence chief said.

Touch ID fingerprints are like DNA, a judge ruled, meaning police can take them without consent.

The company said it protects user privacy with anonymous IDs and other methods.

A group of friends came up with the idea for Anonabox over beer and tacos.

Since a European court ruling in May, citizens can request Google remove links to "outdated or irrelevant" information about them.

Beacons are part of an infrastructure being built out to influence purchase decisions in real time.

Amid rumors Facebook may delve into health care, privacy experts express concern about sharing medical data.

The tiny sensors, like the ones hidden in New York payphones, help apps track individuals' locations.

Facebook says all future user experiments will adhere to strict guidelines, which it refuses to disclose.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill aimed at preventing the invasion of privacy across California.

No privacy: Publicly available info about NYC taxis shows how seemingly anonymous metadata can be used to track individuals.

FBI Director James Comey admonished Apple for using iOS 8's security as a marketing tool.

But the social media site has yet to respond publicly to the increasing concerns.

Apple wants to reassure customers that their privacy is safe and they can trust the company with all their data.

The state's highest criminal court has overruled privacy laws that ban photos taken for sexual gratification.

Apple can't and won't provide government authorities access to data stored on iPhones.

Yelp's mobile app reportedly allowed users under 13 to register without parental consent.

Egypt, Indonesia and several other countries demanded Google user information for the first time in 2014.

Privacy is considered to be a key issue for Apple, which recently launched a mobile payment system called Apple Pay.