Before pat-downs, TSA tries 'chat-downs' in Boston
At Boston’s Logan International Airport, Transportation Security Administration officers are interviewing travelers to look for obviously nervous or anxious travelers, who might require additional security screening.
When do geolocation services go too far?
TruePosition for the past four years has been selling its "location intelligence" to intelligence and law enforcement agencies worldwide, while keeping a very low profile.
Microsoft opens up code used in Windows Phone tracking
The company released the source code for an app it uses to gather Wi-Fi, cell tower and GPS information and says it will end use of device identifiers in its location services.
Can government and industry solve the security/privacy equation?
A House committee wrestles with the question of how to coordinate public- and private-sector efforts while crafting comprehensive cybersecurity legislation.
Texas tries again to criminalize some TSA pat-downs
The Lone Star state is close to putting restrictions on how and when TSA agents can conduct pat-downs when travelers can't or won't pass through security scanners.
Fake Twitter accounts become a regular on campaign trail
The increasing use of fake or anonymous Twitter accounts as a political weapon is another sign of the importance of social media to political campaigns.
Rep blasts Facebook over photo ID software
U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is joining the chorus of privacy advocates urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Facebook for potential privacy violations over its facial recognition software, the Washington Post reports.
Who's the face of Big Brother – government or business?
More people worry about Big Business tracking them than they do government, according to a survey by USC's Center for a Digital Future.
A social media policy with 100 years of experience
IBM could teach government agencies a few things about managing Facebook and Twitter.
TSA might back down some on pat-downs
A Transportation Security Agency official told concerned travelers that the agency will consider options that would subject fewer travelers to hotly contested pat-downs.
White House's cyber plan is weak on enforcement
The president's proposed cybersecurity legislation does not include strong enforcement for securing privately owned critical infrastructure.
Are TSA pat-downs invasive maneuvers or 'freedom fondles'?
A spat between TSA and Texas legislature has thrust airport pat-downs into the spotlight once again, and the debate pits personal privacy against national security.
Connecticut drivers can opt out of Real ID, but there are consequences
Connecticut will comply with Real ID, starting this fall. Drivers can avoid getting the cards, but that choice will come with a cost.
E-mail breach exposes SEC employees data
An unencrypted e-mail sent by a contractor at Interior's National Business Center exposed data on 4,000 SEC employees, but only for only about 60 seconds.
Court is in session — and online — in Quincy, Mass.
In streaming live sessions, OpenCourt seeks to balance transparency and sensitivity.
With a click, employees invite a vampire into the network
A number of disturbing breaches this year illustrate the difficulty of protecting IT systems and networks against an insider who insists on letting Dracula in the door.
Surveillance systems moving to a new dimension
British police are employing a 3-D surveillance technology that tracks every digital move a suspect makes. Privacy advocates are calling for transparency.
Google supports privacy legislation
Senators got their chance to ask Google and Apple questions about tracking and privacy at a recent hearing.
FBI spyware documents show depth of surveillance
Electronic Frontier Foundation finds that the FBI uses computer spyware to track suspects.
How an IP address can reveal your location
Research team develops a method that can pinpoint a user’s location within a half-mile, a geolocation accuracy 50 times more accurate than current systems used.
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