by Julia Angwin
The FBI’s much-discussed request to Apple can seem innocuous: Help us extract six weeks of encrypted data from the locked iPhone of Syed Farook, an employee of San Bernardino health department who spearheaded an attack that killed 14 people. Most people believe Apple should comply.
But the FBI is d
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday took the first step in a net neutrality plan that could make it harder to access Netflix, Facebook and YouTube, or guarantee your access to those websites under certain circumstances.
Time Warner and Comcast have announced plans for a merger. If there's a compelling reason other than those companies making piles of money at the expense of their consumers, it would be hard to find.
Microsoft has named Satya Nadella, an executive in charge of the company's small, but growing business of delivering software and services over the Internet its new CEO. Company founder Bill Gates is also leaving the chairman role for a new role as technology adviser.
Hasan Sayed used Twitter's paid self-advertising to confront British Airways shoddy customer service. When Sayed couldn't retrieve his lost luggage, he went to the social media site for redress.
Marina Voinova logged onto Yandex Maps, the Russian version of Google Maps, to search for her Perm street address. When she switched to the map's street view, she was confronted with the photo of her fiance kissing another woman.
When it comes to being tech-savvy, practically no one does it like those who grew up immersed in web culture—namely, teenagers and young adults. Young people certainly rule the web, but they’re not always as careful with it as they should be.
