privacy

WhatsApp and Facebook messenger icons are seen on an iPhone in Manchester , Britain March 27, 2017.

The new DHS plan to gather social media information has privacy advocates up in arms

Last month, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it has been collecting social media information from visa applicants and immigrants. It said it plans to expand gathering of social media data to include aliases, associated identifiable information and search results. Privacy and civil rights advocates are up in arms.

The new DHS plan to gather social media information has privacy advocates up in arms
French President Francois Mitterrand raises his cap as he goes for a walk in the streets of Chateau-Chinon in 1995.

French politicians have a long history of keeping their serious illnesses secret

French politicians have a long history of keeping their serious illnesses secret
Google’s new keyboard, Gboard, via Google

How much of your personal data do you give up when you use your smartphone?

How much of your personal data do you give up when you use your smartphone?
Fitbit Watch

How a couple's Fitbit told them they were expecting

How a couple's Fitbit told them they were expecting
Protestors gathered at a small rally in support of Apple's refusal to help the FBI access the cell phone of a gunman involved in the killings of 14 people in San Bernardino, California in February.

Did an Israeli digital forensics firm unlock the San Bernardino attacker's cellphone?

Did an Israeli digital forensics firm unlock the San Bernardino attacker's cellphone?
Apple and the FBI are at odds over iPhone encryption.

Where European countries stand on privacy versus security

In the wake of the San Bernardino shootings, the debate over encryption between tech companies and law enforcement has reached a fever pitch in the US. Meanwhile, lawmakers in some European countries are taking new steps to broaden government access to big data.

Where European countries stand on privacy versus security
Apple CEO Tim Cook

Apple's scuffle with the FBI could affect privacy and freedom of speech worldwide

A US judge wants Apple to help the FBI hack one of its phones. But so far, Apple wants nothing to do with that.

Apple's scuffle with the FBI could affect privacy and freedom of speech worldwide
What's privacy anymore?

I don't want to watch. It's an invasion of privacy. But I do.

I and a lot of my fellow journalists felt queasy from the live footage of the inside of the apartment where the suspected San Bernardino shooters lived. In the context of news coverage and social media it can feel perfectly OK to know to much. In real life it is a different story.

I don't want to watch. It's an invasion of privacy. But I do.
Daily Time Slices

Artist Laurie Flick takes data on her daily life and transforms it into art

Our lives are tracked in minute detail. And all that data has to go somewhere. For Laurie Flick, an artist, the answer was to take that data and convert it to art.

Artist Laurie Flick takes data on her daily life and transforms it into art
Facebook "Moments" facial recognition

Europe blocked it. Why is US allowing Facebook's new facial recognition feature?

Facebook's 'Moments' technology poses a new question about privacy on the web: Who owns your face?

Europe blocked it. Why is US allowing Facebook's new facial recognition feature?
DiNapoli and Nadler

USA Freedom Act co-sponsor calls the bill a good step — but says more must be done

Rep. Jerry Nadler has been an outspoken critic of NSA surveillance. He was part of the effort to reform the Patriot Act that culminated in the USA Freedom Act, but says there's more work to do.

USA Freedom Act co-sponsor calls the bill a good step — but says more must be done
planeA Lufthansa aircraft flies past the headquarters of Germanwings during take-off from Cologne-Bonn airport.

In Germany, the public doesn't always have a need — or a right — to know

In the wake of the Germanwings crash last week, information about the medical history of pilot Andreas Lubitz has been scarce. But many Germans are still happy with their country's strict privacy laws, and don't think such disasters should change anything.

In Germany, the public doesn't always have a need — or a right — to know
Samsung smart TV

Your smart TV may be spying on you — and stopping it is against the law

Many new smart TVs use voice recognition to perform simple tasks. In order to do that, though, the TVs have to listen to their environment — and send everything they hear to company servers. That means even your most private conversations, if held in front of the TV, aren't so private after all.

Your smart TV may be spying on you — and stopping it is against the law
Mohamed was important in Libyan's revolution, helping to defeat and ultimately capture Muammar Gaddafi. His younger brother missed out on Libya's revolution — so he decided to make his own fame by going to Syria to fight in the violent revolution there.

2014 was the year youth protesters found their voice and hacking became an everyday fear

From the Sony hack to #BringBackOurGirls, here are the top international security, privacy, digital diplomacy online activism and cyber-warfare stories of 2014.

2014 was the year youth protesters found their voice and hacking became an everyday fear
A panel from the new book, "Terms of Service: Understanding Our Role in the World of Big Data."

Al Jazeera America explains big data with help from a comic book artist

"Term of Service" explores and answers question about big data. And it does it in a way where you can actually understand what it means and why you should care.

Al Jazeera America explains big data with help from a comic book artist