PRIVACY

The amount was thought to be the largest paid for a hacking technique, topping the $1 million that security company Zerodium once paid.

European data protection officials have issues with a proposed new mechanism for companies to transfer data from Europe to the U.S.

Gov. Pat McCrory extended protections for state employees on the basis of gender and sexual orientation, but the controversial bathroom policy remains.

The U.K.’s surveillance agency GCHQ warned the publisher of “Harry Potter And The Half Blood-Prince” of copies of the book that may have leaked online.

Privacy groups say their warnings about the potential abuses of face-recognition technology are not being heard.

As the tech company and the U.S. government wrestle over encryption issues, many industry players say they've seen this all before.

The social media giant is accused of abusing its dominant position in the market — a possible violation of data protection laws.

“Ultimately, Congress must decide this issue” of so-called backdoors, said Apple General Counsel Bruce Sewell.

A federal judge said a 1789 law cannot be used to force Apple to unlock the iPhone of a suspected drug trafficker.

In Apple Inc.’s battle with the FBI over whether to unlock a terrorist’s phone, product sales are unlikely to suffer, even should the company lose in the courts.

A new trans-Atlantic data-transfer plan also falls short, Max Schrems — who got an EU court to toss out provisions of the old plan — said Monday.

The news comes as U.S. intelligence and military officials reportedly warned that such surveillance activities might help Moscow collect intelligence.

Unlike Apple’s public opposition to the FBI’s request to help unlock the San Bernardino shooting suspect’s iPhone, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter have been more restrained.

The Polish government has argued the new law is needed due to the threat posed by terrorism.

U.S. companies trying to extract data on European citizens are entering another gray area, critics of the deal have said.

The U.S. attorney general said talks with Silicon Valley on cybersecurity issues continue, and both sides are "struggling with the issue."

Passage of the bill is viewed as a key step toward securing a "safe harbor" framework after a European court struck down the previous one.

The plan comes after California's Electronic Communications Privacy Act failed to spark support for a national privacy law.

The measures expected to be announced Thursday are part of a plan to revive the North African nation’s waning tourism industry.

Going cash-free may be convenient and lead to fewer bank robberies, but it raises other potential issues, such as more fraud and less privacy.

Those who object to a "full-body electronic screening" may still be required to undergo an "advanced image" screening, officials said.