Articles about Privacy – Page 6 of 8

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

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

ACLU technologist: ‘Amazon has escaped the transparency spotlight’

It’s time for Amazon.com to become more transparent about surveillance requests by the U.S. government. That was message from Chris… Read More

Why you shouldn’t try to host your own email

Last week, Google traffic spiked to my tutorial, How to Install Your own Private Email Server, and I wasn’t sure… Read More

Microsoft says its cloud services are first to adopt new privacy standard

Microsoft announced today that its cloud services are compliant with a new international standard for privacy. Called ISO 27018 (it just… Read More

Google’s advisory committee: Limit ‘right to be forgotten’ to Europe

An advisory committee appointed by Google has published its recommendation: the “right to be forgotten” — or have links about… Read More

EU regulators: ‘Right to be forgotten’ in search results should be global

The European Union’s “right to be forgotten” may be going global, if a set of regulators have their way. A… Read More

City of Seattle launches digital privacy initiative aimed at transparency, utilizing new technology

The City of Seattle wants to do a better job of showing the public how it collects information, and today it… Read More

Seattle Public Library expresses ‘concern and alarm’ over Adobe’s data tracking policies

An Adobe data breach with its newest digital reading software has the Seattle Public Library concerned. The Digital Reader first… Read More

Commentary: Welcoming the drones

I started flying in small planes in high school. I can vividly remember my first flight in a little Cessna.… Read More

App of the Week: AVGPrivacyFix manages your privacy across social networks

How exposed are you online? Now that having multiple social media accounts is commonplace and with privacy settings constantly changing,… Read More

Microsoft lobbies vacationing D.C. decision-makers with full-page ads in Martha’s Vineyard and Outer Banks newspapers

It’s the build-up to the long Labor Day weekend, so how can someone reach key decision-makers from Washington, D.C.? Take out… Read More

Sen. Wyden: Congress needs to reform old privacy laws to ‘reflect public expectation’

Whether it’s a Facebook message you send or important information stored in a Google Doc, Ron Wyden thinks Americans deserve more individual privacy… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Brain-computer interfaces and the future of personal privacy

The past couple of years have brought a series of revelations about the lack of privacy online — all the… Read More

3 ways Glenn Greenwald changed how I look at privacy

Glenn Greenwald doesn’t mince words. The government is “truly devoted to the elimination of privacy in the digital age,” the… Read More

Microsoft successfully blocked FBI from enterprise customer data request last year

In an effort to demonstrate its policy toward government requests for data, Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith today detailed a now-public… Read More

Privacy issues cause Seattle police to delay body-worn camera program

The Seattle Police Department has delayed a pilot program that would have allowed police officers to wear cameras that can record video and… Read More

What Snapchat teaches us about the way teens define privacy

When it comes to the generational differences between today’s youth and their parents or grandparents, there are the obvious ones:… Read More

How Microsoft’s top lawyer would keep the NSA in check

In light of last year’s NSA revelations and more recently the Heartbleed security breach, how government balances the protection of… Read More

Microsoft says it won’t search customer emails in leak cases

Following uproar over its handling of a recent intellectual property leak, Microsoft announced today that it will stop searching through… Read More

Facebook cracks down on HasOffers, boots startup from mobile measurement program

HasOffers, the fast-growing Seattle startup that helps companies manage affiliate advertising programs, has been removed from Facebook’s mobile measurement program after… Read More

Watch what you share! How Microsoft is shocking Internet users to make them safer

As a part of Safer Internet Day, Microsoft took to the streets to tell people about just how much they… Read More