Topic: Data Security

What to Do When Your Phone Is Stolen

Flickr / Yutaka Tsutano

It stinks to have your phone stolen and the government knows it. Now, a number of police departments and the Federal Communications Commission are teaming up to create a new federal database of cellphone information for theft prevention. 

By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 14, 2011

Carrier IQ's Fighting Off Multiple Federal Investigations

Just two weeks, practically nobody knew what Carrier IQ was, but thanks to a viral YouTube video showing evidence that the company's software was logging keystrokes on smartphones, a growing list of federal agencies are opening investigations.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 13, 2011

At Least Carrier IQ Is Not Giving Your Smartphone Data to the FBI

Carrier IQ, the controversial software company suspected of spying on over 150 million smartphone users, is opening its kimono and admitting to some mistakes.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 2, 2011

Reasons Not to Panic About the Carrier IQ Controversy

While everybody is busy flipping out about the Carrier IQ smartphone spying controversy, more and more data security experts are raising their hands with a calming comment: It's not necessarily a good thing, but it's not that bad.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 2, 2011

The Latest in the Widening Carrier IQ Phone Spying Scandal

It only took a scolding letter from a Senator, a class action lawsuit and a few thousand news stories, but smartphone software makers Carrier IQ finally responded to allegations of logging keystrokes and spying on users on Thursday night.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 14, 2011

The Most Common iPhone Passcodes Are Easy to Guess

Thieves have good odds on guessing your code

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By Adam Martin

Apr 28, 2011

Conde Nast's $8 Million Scammer Walks Away from His Loot

It doesn't look likely that the email "spear-phisher" will face criminal charges

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By Adam Martin

Apr 28, 2011

Sony Hit With Lawsuit, Still Can't Fix Network

Users are angry, stock is sliding, and Anonymous is laughing

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By Adam Martin

Apr 14, 2011

Report: China Spying Extensively on U.S. Government and Companies

How Chinese hackers outperform pretty much everybody else in the world

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By Peter Hyman

Apr 4, 2011

Epsilon Email Breach Bigger Than Expected

Millions of customers at blue chip firms are at risk of "spear phishing"

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