Adding Encrypted Google Search to Chrome or Firefox.
For the security and privacy minded, added encrypted search may be something you want. Google Encrypted Search is available, you have have to add it to...
Audio: How a Jailbird Con Artist Uncovered a Secret FBI Surveillance Tool
A disgraced lawyer, sitting in jail, obsessed with a kooky theory that the government tracked him by sending secret rays into his house... ends up...
Disable Google’s Location History settings
I'll admit I'm pretty good about protecting my privacy as well as I'm a large fan of Google. This one however slipped under my radar...
Google releases, new tools to help improve online security
Management of one's personal devices, applications and security settings for everyone in a large organization can become an overwhelming task and time consuming. Google has...
Listening in on WiFi
Frank Swain can hear Wi-Fi, and he's been tuning in to London's networks for the past week. (more…)
Malware communicates at a distance of 65 feet using built-in mics and speakers.
Computer scientists have developed a malware prototype that uses inaudible audio signals to communicate, a capability that allows the malware to covertly transmit keystrokes...
Disconnect Search, Built By Ex-Google And Ex-NSA Engineers, Lets You Use Google, Bing And Yahoo Without Tracking
Started as a side project by then-Googler Brian Kennish back in 2010 to cut out ad tracking during a person’s Facebook browsing session, Disconnect has...
Associated Press Reporting USPS takes photos of all mail
The Postal Service takes pictures of every piece of mail processed in the United States _ 160 billion last year _ and keeps them on...
Facebook issues data breach notification – may have leaked your email and phone number
Facebook just published a data breach notification on its security blog. You might not immediately notice that from the title of the article, which announces...
FTC Calls for more privacy from websites.
The FTC is calling for tighter online privacy rules, saying that if companies don't voluntarily introduce a 'do not track' facility, it'll do it for...