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Must-know privacy tips for Google, Facebook and other online services

10.25.2013 3:00 AM

Explore encryption, scrutinize your settings, and consider alternative services that are more discreet than the majors.

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Microsoft may turn on Windows Defender for unprotected PCs

10.29.2013 3:00 AM

As Microsoft makes another push to get users off of Windows XP, the company says that it will begin turning on Windows Defender to protect PCs that are left unprotected.

 

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Surveillance protest planned for Washington D.C. on Saturday

10.24.2013 12:50 PM

Organizers with StopWatching.us are hoping for a large crowd to protest the NSAs mass surveillance programs detailed in leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden this year.

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Google's New Policy: More Advertising, Less Privacy

10.24.2013 1:55 PM

New policies from Google suggest the pervasive search giant could be leaning towards the dark side.

EFF: Lavabit encryption key ruling threatens Internet privacy

10.24.2013 6:20 PM

Asking for private SSL keys could hurt the US economy and cause service providers to move to other legal jurisdictions, digital rights watchdog Electronic Frontier Foundation argued in a legal brief.

Leaked document: NSA spied on 35 world leaders

10.24.2013 9:30 PM

A document released by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden claims the National Security Agency monitored phone conversations of 35 world leaders but that the spying yielded "little reportable intelligence."

Eastern Europeans sought in online marketplace fraud scheme

10.24.2013 10:40 PM

Six Eastern European men have been accused by U.S. prosecutors for allegedly netting up to $3 million by placing fraudulent advertisements for vehicles, motorcycles and boats on major online marketplaces.

PHP.net compromised and used to attack visitors

10.25.2013 6:17 AM

Attackers injected malicious JavaScript code into the official website for the PHP programming language, redirecting some visitors' browsers to Flash exploits.

Keep your Microsoft account safer with two-factor authentication

10.25.2013 7:00 AM

SkyDrive, Outlook.com, Office 365, Xbox Live - your Microsoft account is the gateway to too many critical services to secure with a simple password.

EU leaders: Data protection essential to digital economy

10.25.2013 7:40 AM

European Union leaders have given themselves wiggle room in implementing new data protection laws, while pledging to introduce them in a timely fashion.

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Hands-on: Mozilla's Lightbeam is info porn for privacy geeks

10.25.2013 8:57 AM

A data-rich view of all the (sometimes invisible) third-party sites that are watching your digital footprint.

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Cisco fixes serious security flaws in networking, communications products

10.24.2013 10:27 AM

Software security updates from Cisco address denial-of-service and arbitrary command execution vulnerabilities in several products.

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