Pick Up Your Smartphone Less Often. You Might Think Better.
Our friends at the WNYC podcast New Tech City recently challenged you to put down the smartphone to see what sort of brilliance beckoned. We check in on the results.
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Q&A: Sen. Ed Markey On Protecting Data Our Cars Are Sharing
We've entered the age of Internet-connected cars, and the Massachusetts lawmaker says they're vulnerable to all kinds of data breaches.
Samsung's Privacy Policy Warns Customers Their Smart TVs Are Listening
Samsung warned its customers that their TVs are sending reports to third parties and that could include sensitive information spoken by the owners. The policy has drawn comparisons to Orwell's 1984.
One Week, Two Hacks And A Whole Bunch Of Cyber Worries
In a single week, the hack of a health insurance giant exposed as many as 80 million Social Security numbers and TurboTax halted e-filing due to fraud. NPR's Arun Rath talks with reporter Brian Krebs.
Meet Mafiaboy, The 'Bratty Kid' Who Took Down The Internet
When he was just 15, Michael Calce pulled off one of the biggest hacks in history. Today, Calce works in computer security on the other side, and he says he thinks some good came of his 2000 attack.
Not My Job: Fashion Guru Simon Doonan Gets Quizzed On Microsoft Windows
Doonan got his start designing the famous display windows at the Barneys clothing boutique in New York. So we'll ask him three questions about another sort of windows — Microsoft Windows.
Anthem Hack Renews Calls For Laws To Better Prevent Breaches
Hackers gained access to records of 80 million Anthem customers and employees, the health insurance giant says. But how can the seemingly endless mega-hacks be prevented?
Hackers Strike Health Insurer Anthem
The country's second-biggest health insurer says hackers obtained personal information such as names, birthdates and social security numbers of policyholders. No credit card data was compromised.
RadioShack May Be On Verge Of Collapse
The end looks to be near for RadioShack. The nearly century old electronics retail chain is on the verge of bankruptcy. Audie Cornish talks to Jamie Lendino of PC Magazine.
FCC Chairman Wheeler Backs Regulating Internet As Public Utility
The Federal Communications Commission has received 4 million comments on "net neutrality." On Wednesday, the FCC chief laid out what he calls "the strongest open Internet protections ever proposed."