The IRS runs a number of tax audits each year, and as such, has to obtain information on private citizens. If the information is in a physical format, the agency must obtain a warr...
Sometimes you just need to contact and be contacted with a temporary number. And the iOS app that has popularized that practice since last August has just launched on Android.
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Google, who is no stranger to international dustups over its maps and street view service, has run afoul of India's federal mapping agency over a recent project to improve upon the...
Since 9/11 and the implementation of the Patriot Act, the FBI's use of National Security Letters to obtain info has skyrocketed.
National Security Letters (NSL) are a form of a...
Twitter is being sued in France for failing to disclose the identities of users wrapped up in an anti-Semitic hashtag controversy that has spanned five months.
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One of the world's most famous confidence men has his reservations about Facebook.
Speaking at the Advertising Week Europe conference, Frank Abagnale says that he completely un...
The House has been unusually proactive early this year in attempting to pass email privacy protections through an updated Electronic Communications Privacy Act. In fact, the...
Is it possible that you are unwittingly outing yourself - as gay, as a conservative, as Muslim, or as a pot smoker - by simply liking stuff on Facebook?
Sure, you could easily d...
Did you know that the federal government can request your smartphone location data without a warrant? It happens quite often, but there's not been much progress made in the way of...