The U.S. Senate may use the Congressional Review Act to eliminate Broadband Consumer Privacy Rules, which requires internet service providers ask premission before collecting sensitive data, using the Congressional Review Act as soon as next week.
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A pair of Democratic legislators have introduced a bill that would add privacy protections to combat drone data collection and would require a warrant for drone surveillance.
A Washington, D.C. court ruled that a victim of spying conducted by the Ethiopian spies can't sue the Ethiopian government over the hacking.
Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Cisco filed an amicus brief to support Google after a judge ordered the company to comply with an FBI warrant and hand over customer emails stored in servers outside the United States.
Sex toy maker Standard Innovation has agreed to pay nearly $3 million and delete all user data collected by its connected sex toys as part of a lawsuit settlement. The main toy in question is its We-Vibe vibrator.
The advertising industry is lobbying Congress to eliminate broadband privacy rules put in place by the Federal Communications Commission that would prevent internet service providers from collecting user data without permission.
After facing pressure from the ACLU and other privacy groups, Facebook has updated its developer policy to explicitly prohibit the use of Facebook and Instagram data in surveillance tools.
A bill proposed by Republican legislators would give companies the ability to make employees participate in genetic tests and give access to the results to their employer.
The Geek Squad and the FBI were allegedly working far more closely than was originally thought.
The cache from WikiLeaks, dubbed Vault 7, includes 8,761 files that focus primarily on the CIA’s “hacking arsenal.”
Security researchers discovered a database of 1.4 billion email accounts and other personally identifying information collected by spammers.
The change in the policy is reportedly due to an audit conducted by the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General that criticized the current TSA screening procedures.
The Federal Communications Commission officially voted Tuesday to block the Broadband Consumer Privacy Rules, which would have required internet service providers to ask for permission before collecting sensitive information from users.
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Millions of messages sent through a children's "smart" toy have leaked online.
The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to play a stay on a rule that would require internet service providers ask customers for permission before collecting sensitive information.
Despite recent changes made by Microsoft to its Windows 10 operating system, privacy watchdogs in the European Union have warned the OS is still collecting user data without making clear what exactly it's gathering.
Privacy rules that would require internet service providers to request permission before collecting sensitive customer information may be done away with via the Congressional Review Act—a move opposed by privacy advocates.
Google is reportedly planning on craacking down on "zombie apps" and knock-offs that appear in the Google Play Store.
The House of Representatives passed a bill that would require law enforcement to obtain a warrant before attempting to access a person’s emails and information stored on tech company servers.