Microsoft Subnet

Microsoft hammers No-IP, collateral damage includes Hacking Team's legal malware

Millions of site went dark after Microsoft seized control of No-IP.

By Ms. Smith

Microsoft Promises Frequent Office 365 Roadmap Updates

Microsoft continues to emphasize smaller, more frequent changes to the cloud-based Office 365 platform. Interested customers can even try them out early through the First Release program. With so much change afoot, the...

Paul Rubens

By Paul Rubens

PayPal locks out ProtonMail, asks if encrypted email service has government approval

PayPal locked down ProtonMail’s account allegedly because PayPal isn’t sure if the Swiss-based NSA-proof email service ‘is legal’ and if ProtonMail has ‘government approval to encrypt emails.’

Privacy and Security Fanatic

By Ms. Smith

Wzor's return brings Windows 9 rumors

The impressively accurate Microsoft leak group comes out of hiding with new information on Windows 8.1 Update 2 and Windows 9.

Microsoft Explorer

By Andy Patrizio

New virtual assistant challenges Siri, Cortana

So what can the offering from SRI do that Siri and Cortana can't? We don't know yet.

Microsoft Explorer

By Andy Patrizio

Government can exploit loopholes for warrantless surveillance on Americans

Loopholes for warrantless government surveillance allow Americans' communications to be collected as foreigners with no Fourth Amendment protections.

Privacy and Security Fanatic

By Ms. Smith

Facebook manipulated 689,003 users' News Feeds to 'prove' emotions are contagious

According to "Experimental evidence of massive-scale emotional contagion through social networks," Facebook data scientists manipulated users' News Feed to 'prove' emotions are contagious through social networks.

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By Ms. Smith

SCOTUS: 'Privacy comes at a cost' but ‘get a warrant’ before searching that phone

With Riley v. California, the Supreme Court ushered in a huge win for digital privacy that will help pave the future of the Fourth Amendment.

Privacy and Security Fanatic

By Ms. Smith

Liquid surveillance privacy bashfest: Brave Citizens vs Scorched Earth?

Two pro-privacy authors, David Brin and Peter Watts have vastly different ideas about privacy, civil liberties and surveillance.

Privacy and Security Fanatic

By Ms. Smith

Spellbound by maps tracking hack attacks and cyber threats in real-time

Norse 'dark intelligence' has a 'live' map of global hacks on honeypots and Kaspersky Lab has an interactive cyber threat map that updates in real-time. Careful not to get sucked in as the amazingly hypnotic maps are serious

Privacy and Security Fanatic

By Ms. Smith