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Privacy

How data privacy practices could make or break the sale of your company

Yahoo’s sale to Verizon could be in jeopardy or severely discounted due to its recent disclosure about a 2013 data… Read More

Ready to be tracked at the grocery store? Amazon’s mini-mart raises new questions for digital privacy

As an online retail giant, Amazon can use its engineering prowess and the vast capabilities of the digital world to track… Read More

Whose data is it anyway? FCC issues rare pro-privacy ruling limiting personal information internet providers can sell

The FCC today ruled that when it comes to your personal information, Internet service providers (IPS) are more like telephone… Read More

Jeff Bezos sees a big future for Amazon Echo, Alexa and AI in health care

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos thinks Alexa, the virtual assistant that powers Echo devices, could be a useful tool for health… Read More

Microsoft unveils 217-page book in bid to influence global cloud policy

Microsoft this morning unveiled a book titled “A Cloud for Global Good,” which CEO Satya Nadella called “a set of policy… Read More

U.S. Dept. of Justice pushes back against Microsoft in lawsuit over secrecy orders

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by Microsoft earlier this year… Read More

ACLU to join Microsoft lawsuit against Justice Department over secret surveillance requests

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a motion today to join Microsoft’s lawsuit against the U.S. Justice Department. Microsoft… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: Why the U.S. needs better laws to balance privacy and national security

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is calling for the U.S. government to establish a better framework of laws to create a “new equilibrium” between… Read More

Microsoft sues U.S. Justice Dept., asks court to declare secrecy orders unconstitutional

Microsoft is suing the U.S. Justice Department, asking a federal judge to declare unconstitutional a provision of U.S. law that lets the government… Read More

Apple lawyer claims latest FBI brief is “intended to smear” iPhone maker as court date nears

The FBI filed another brief today in its ongoing fight to get Apple’s help in unlocking an iPhone belonging to San… Read More

Public universities don’t reveal how student data is shared with local law enforcement and feds

Apple’s refusal to unlock an iPhone for the FBI has sparked a legal war, and a nationwide debate over law… Read More

Woz dumps on FBI over encryption fight with Apple: ‘They picked a lame case’

Steve Wozniak has often been a vocal critic of Apple, the company he helped found. But not now, not with… Read More

Amazon under fire for stripping encryption from Fire devices

A growing number of tech news outlets and security experts are criticizing Amazon’s decision to stop encrypting locally stored data… Read More

Microsoft, Amazon, Google among tech firms supporting Apple in FBI encryption fight

The tech world is standing behind Apple almost unanimously in its fight against the FBI over unlocking the San Bernardino… Read More

Apple and FBI grilled by House Judiciary Committee in encryption case

Apple and the FBI presented their arguments on unlocking the San Bernardino attacker’s iPhone to lawmakers today in a wide-ranging,… Read More

Apple vs. FBI on Capitol Hill today: Company must convince lawmakers a hacked iPhone is as threatening as terrorists are

At a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee later today, Apple must convince lawmakers and the public that a privacy… Read More

Why Microsoft’s president brought IBM’s first laptop to Congress today

Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith spoke to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee today, and he brought an antique piece of… Read More

Microsoft urges Congress to modernize data laws to preserve trust in U.S. companies

While Apple is embroiled in a fight with the U.S. government over a single iPhone, Microsoft is gearing up to get governments around the… Read More

Biometric battle: Retooled privacy legislation faces opposition in Washington state

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Business groups are lining up in opposition to a bill in Washington state that would forbid commercial interests from obtaining… Read More

Tim Cook

In Apple vs. FBI, the U.S. public sides with law enforcement

Those worried about the U.S. government finding ways to disable encryption in consumer technologies have a lot more explaining to do.  The American… Read More

Apple’s moral dilemma: Help FBI break into terrorist’s phone or protect users’ privacy

Apple is in a tight squeeze. The FBI and a federal district court demanded on Tuesday that the company help… Read More

Rwandan phone user

What mobile phone data can reveal about you, in Rwanda or right here at home

Researchers have analyzed data about mobile phone use in Rwanda to figure out how wealthy a phone’s user is – and they… Read More

This new Redmond center will be Microsoft’s war room for cyber security

Microsoft announced a new facility on Tuesday that will serve as the company’s war room when things get a little… Read More

Microsoft releases 3,000-word privacy manifesto, wants to be a ‘voice for people’

Microsoft released an unusual blog post on Thursday, a 3,000-word manifesto by recently appointed company President Brad Smith that covers… Read More

Microsoft leading the charge for new international laws after U.S. spying derails longstanding trust

Microsoft outlined a detailed plan for new international laws governing the transfer of data between the U.S. and Europe on… Read More

City of Seattle unveils new privacy program to ‘build public trust’ about use of personal information

The City of Seattle is moving forward with its commitment to help citizens understand how it uses their personal data both… Read More

Microsoft heads back to court in epic fight to limit U.S. government’s access to overseas data

Microsoft will deliver courtroom arguments on Wednesday in a legal showdown with the U.S. government as it tries to limit police access to… Read More

Lawrence Lessig at ‘Killswitch’ Seattle premiere: Money, politics and the battle for the Internet

It’s not often that the talk after a film is the highlight of the night. But judging by audience reaction, that was the… Read More

90% of Americans want privacy, less than 10% believe they can get it

The disparity is as dramatic as any you’re likely to see in a public opinion survey.  Nine out of 10… Read More

Tech veteran Alex Alben named Washington state’s first Chief Privacy Officer

Washington state has named its first Chief Privacy Officer. And for many in tech, it’s a familiar name: former RealNetworks… Read More

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