Sharon Bradford Franklin, U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Chair, testifies during the House Judiciary Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee hearing on FISAPhoto: Mariam Zuhaib (AP) Though some of lawmakers on the Hosue committee appeared surprised or even ...

While all the major Silicon Valley social media firms—from Instagram to TikTok—say they block children from using their apps, these senators say those efforts have failed.  “It’s not working,” Schatz says.“There’s no free speech right to be jammed with an ...

On Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew give his first interview since sparring with House lawmakers in a testy hearing back in March. Chew is one of dozens of business leaders speaking at the TED2023 “Possibility” conference held in Vancouver, ...

The hacker who claims to have compromised the Twitter account of right-wing commentator Matt Walsh last night says he meant no harm—though he was clearly in a position to exact some. The whole purpose of the attack, he says, was ...

Last week, the U.S. government arrested a man accused of one the worst leaks of national security material in years. He’s not exactly Edward Snowden, though. According to federal prosecutors, the person responsible for leaking sensitive Pentagon material was none ...