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Privacy

Seattle IT department accidentally releases nearly two months of emails from city employees

The City of Seattle’s IT department is dealing with the all-too-familiar feeling of giving out too much information — on… Read More

Microsoft calls out NSA, CIA for ‘stockpiling of vulnerabilities’ after major ransomware cyberattack

Microsoft criticized U.S. government agencies for “stockpiling of vulnerabilities” in light of the recent widespread ransomware attack targeting institutions around the world.… Read More

Concert

Those ’10 concerts’ lists on Facebook are fun and/or annoying — but are they a privacy threat?

Do I really need anyone to guess whether or not I saw Journey, Flock of Seagulls and Ratt in concert… Read More

This Week in Seattle: Mayor fights abuse allegations, City Council recovers $3M in unpaid fees for affordable housing, and more

This week in Seattle: Washington state tries to block businesses from selling customer data and fingerprints; South Lake Union gets… Read More

Online Trust Alliance merges with Internet Society to fight data security threats and privacy challenges

The challenges of fighting for online privacy and data security are very real to Craig Spiezle, president and executive director… Read More

Here’s what the new internet privacy bill could mean for consumers and the Seattle region

A Republican bill that significantly rolls back rules designed to prevent internet providers from selling consumer data has passed both houses… Read More

Big cities see early benefits from the Internet of Things, and grapple with ongoing challenges

As many of the world’s biggest urban centers implement Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in a quest to become “smart cities”… Read More

Amazon fights search warrant for Echo voice data in Arkansas hot tub murder case

Amazon is fighting part of a search warrant that would require the online retail giant to hand over audio recordings and… Read More

The U.S. House just passed an act requiring a warrant to search your old email

The government needs a warrant to search your home or listen to your phone calls and, soon, it may also… Read More

Fearing Trump administration’s reach, Seattle City Council fights FBI and SPD’s ‘warrantless surveillance cameras’

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, the ACLU, and privacy advocates are championing an effort to regulate and remove surveillance cameras… Read More

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

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