Investigation of leaked source code reveals NSA tracks users of Tor website, calls visitors to Tails and Linux Journal sites “extremists”
NSA targets the privacy-conscious — The investigation discloses the following: Two servers in Germany - in Berlin and Nuremberg - are under surveillance by the NSA.
Restaurant Reservation Scalping Site Is Everything Wrong with SF
There are two things startups shouldn't f**k with in San Francisco. One is parking, and the other is restaurants. San Francisco is, after all, a city of foodies. Techies write bots to score competi...
The EU's “right to be forgotten” is a bad idea, and Google is handling it exactly the right way
This week, Google has begun notifying British media outlets that some of their news articles may not be available to UK audiences as a result of a European Union court decision enshrining the …
London Transport Regulator Says Uber Can Legally Operate
LONDON - In the battle between Europe's taxi drivers and the ride-sharing service Uber, score one for Uber. — On Thursday, London's transport regulator said that Uber, the West Coast technology star...
Goldman says Google has blocked email with leaked client data
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) on Wednesday said Google Inc (GOOGL.O) has blocked access to an email containing confidential client data that a contractor sent to a stranger's Gmail accoun...
Uber, Lyft ordered to cease operations in Pittsburgh
Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. have been issued a cease-and-desist order and must immediately stop operations in Pittsburgh. — In an order granted Tuesday, Judges Mary D. Long and Jeffrey A. W...
Android, Windows Phone market share unchanged from 3 months ago, iOS up 0.6%, BB down 0.6%
comScore Reports May 2014 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share — Smartphones Achieve 70 Percent Mobile Market Share — comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world …
Facebook Messenger Finally Gets An iPad Version
Three years after Facebook acquired Beluga and turned it into Messenger for smartphones, its dedicated chat app today got a version specially designed for iPad rather than just running as an enlarged ...
Google launches official Android Wear companion app, new section for Wear apps on Play Store
Google tonight made a pair of enhancements to the Play Store for the lucky people with an Android Wear device. First off, the company has released the official Android Wear companion app for Android.
Automotive Grade Linux Released for Open Source Cars
Linux, the open source operating system, shifted gears into a relatively new ecosystem this week with the first release of Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), a Linux distribution tailored for cars in the I...
Consumer privacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center files complaint with the FTC over controversial Facebook study
Privacy watchdog files complaint over Facebook study — SAN FRANCISCO — A privacy watchdog group filed a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission …
Microsoft surrenders the 23 domains it recently confiscated from No-IP
Order restored to universe as Microsoft surrenders confiscated No-IP domains — Microsoft has surrendered the 23 domain names it confiscated from dynamic domain hosting service No-IP.com, a move that...
EFF warns that Android might be broadcasting your location history, Google investigating possible changes
Last month, Apple quietly unveiled a new feature in iOS 8 that automatically scrambles an iOS device's MAC address when it is searching for Wi-Fi networks.
HTC reports net profit of $76.6M above estimates, thanks to cost cutting and launch of HTC One
HTC Swings to Profit on New Flagship Phone, Cost Cutting — Revenue Could Struggle With Launch of Next-Generation Phones in Second Half by Rivals Apple, Samsung
Charles River Ventures Raises $393 Million For Its 16th Fund
Charles River Ventures, the early stage venture capital firm that's jointly based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Silicon Valley, has raised $393 million for a new investment fund, according to docume...