YouTube rolls out hashtag landing pages to all usersThey're a new way to sort videos.By I. Bonifacic, 01.21.2021
Microsoft will identify manipulated media with a confidence scoreIt will tell you how likely it is that the content you’re watching is fake.By C. Fisher, 09.01.2020
Hackers are hiding virtual credit card skimmers in image file metadataThey're using a vulnerability in a WordPress plugin.By M. DeAngelis, 06.26.2020
Google Assistant will finally work with business G Suite accountsThat's just one of many new features Google is announcing today.By C. Fisher, 04.10.2019
DEA never checked if its bulk surveillance data was legalThis includes programs that are still alive in some form today.By J. Fingas, 03.31.2019
NSA deletes hundreds of millions of call records over privacy violationsTelecoms shared data from people unrelated to the NSA's targets.By J. Fingas, 06.30.2018
Spotify needs your help tagging and sorting tunesIf you listen to super-niche music genres, now's your time to shine.By J. Fingas, 03.12.2018
Apple is assisting the UK in terror investigationsTim Cook hints the company has been complying with metadata requests.By N. Summers, 06.06.2017
Google can use machine learning to identify objects in videosAll the fun of image recognition applied to massive media databases.By D. Lumb, 03.08.2017
Edward Snowden is not a fan of Russia's 'Big Brother' bill"It's an unworkable, unjustifiable violation of rights." By S. Dent, 06.27.2016
Yahoo releases content of three FBI data requests to publicIt's the first time a company has confirmed receiving a National Security Letter.By S. Buckley, 06.01.2016
The NSA's mass US phone surveillance ends tonightAs of midnight on November 29th, the NSA can no longer scoop up US phone call data indiscriminately.By J. Fingas, 11.28.2015
US prisons allegedly record more inmate calls than they should (update: response)By J. Fingas, 11.11.2015