Digital Smarts - Want to Roomba? Look Out, Your Privacy May Be Showing

Technologists have been concerned about the privacy implications of online tracking systems for years. A Wall Street Journal series called What They Know brought widespread public attention to the issue by showcasing how marketers gather data on online users...

In an effort to protect families from digital threats, law enforcement agencies across country have been endorsing and distributing software called ComputerCOP...

In an effort to protect families from digital threats, law enforcement agencies across country have been endorsing and distributing software called ComputerCOP...

We recently discussed the availability of smartphone spy apps that allow users to monitor a target’s smartphone, including calls, texts, social and media postings, while also tracking the smartphone’s location and secretly activating its microphone to take recordings...

We recently discussed the availability of smartphone spy apps that allow users to monitor a target’s smartphone, including calls, texts, social and media postings, while also tracking the smartphone’s location and secretly activating its microphone to take recordings...

You should have a password set up to protect the information on your cell phone - that’s Digital Smarts 101. Until now, though, phone manufacturers like Apple and Google could unlock that code if given a court order. Now Apple has announced that the new operating system for iPhones, iOS 8, will not give the company access to passcode-protected phones, making it technologically impossible to comply with governmental requests. Google/Android is following suit, upsetting the FBI and other law enforcement agencies...

You should have a password set up to protect the information on your cell phone - that’s Digital Smarts 101. Until now, though, phone manufacturers like Apple and Google could unlock that code if given a court order. Now Apple has announced that the new operating system for iPhones, iOS 8, will not give the company access to passcode-protected phones, making it technologically impossible to comply with governmental requests. Google/Android is following suit, upsetting the FBI and other law enforcement agencies...

Perhaps you have been told to create a contact in your phone labeled ICE, for “in case of emergency,” filled with the name and number of a spouse, parent, child or friend who should be notified if anything should happen to you. The problem with that is if your phone is locked with a passcode or fingerprint, it might be impossible for someone to find that contact in an emergency. Apple’s latest operating system, iOS 8, has created a possible solution to allow access to emergency contacts without unlocking the phone...

Perhaps you have been told to create a contact in your phone labeled ICE, for “in case of emergency,” filled with the name and number of a spouse, parent, child or friend who should be notified if anything should happen to you. The problem with that is if your phone is locked with a passcode or fingerprint, it might be impossible for someone to find that contact in an emergency. Apple’s latest operating system, iOS 8, has created a possible solution to allow access to emergency contacts without unlocking the phone...

Researchers from England have found that “likes” on Facebook for companies and celebrities are not all they are cracked up to be...