In the first known case of its kind, U.S. drug agents supplied unwitting cocaine-trafficking suspects in California with smartphones they thought were encrypted but had been rigged to allow eavesdropping, Human Rights Watch reported Friday.
Read moreWarrantless cellphone searches by Customs and Border Patrol agents at the northern and southern borders of the United States have exploded a long-brewing constitutional crisis, a panel of legal experts told a Senate Homeland Security subcommittee Wednesday.
Read moreThe National Security Agency said Thursday it is deleting call records after “irregularities” caused it to collect records it was not authorized to receive.
Read moreWith Chief Justice John Roberts leading the majority, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Friday that Americans have reasonable privacy expectations in their cellphone location data.
Read moreTwo phone companies, Wind Tre and Vodafone Italia, should not face fines in Italy over their failure to inform consumers that the SIM cards they were selling had been preloaded with voicemail and internet services, a magistrate with Europe’s highest court recommended Thursday.
Read moreTwo young women suffered serious injuries after lightning struck them while they were taking selfies in western Germany, officials said Monday.
Read moreA federal judge refused Thursday to throw out a Massachusetts lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s policy of searching electronic devices at the border without a warrant.
Read moreA pair of class actions claim Uber is sending unsolicited text messages to former drivers and other nationwide consumers to advertise its lead generation services.
Read moreSprint and T-Mobile announced a $26.5 billion merger on Sunday, promising the development of historic nationwide high-speed 5G wireless network and massive economic growth.
Read moreA federal judge on Tuesday finalized a $5.3 million deal to settle claims that Twitter, Instagram and other app makers uploaded Apple device users’ personal data without consent.
Read moreFBI officials did not misspeak when they testified before Congress in 2016 that they were unable to unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino terror suspects, according to a report released by the Justice Department Tuesday.
Read moreGrand Teton National Park has inappropriately prevented the public from learning about tentative plans for more than 50 miles of fiber-optic cable and new cellphone towers at 11 locations in the majestic preserve in Wyoming, an environmental group says.
Read moreA new family of small, implantable sensors that could help triage wounded soldiers, indicate effective exercises for an individual athlete, and provide an early warning of a developing health issue moves personalized medicine one step closer to becoming a reality, according to a new study.
Read moreA divided 11th Circuit on Thursday upheld the conviction of a Florida man stemming from a warrantless search of his cellphone, holding that such searches do not violate the Fourth Amendment.
Read moreA Swiss mobile phone operator says its data systems were breached late last year and the contact details of about 800,000 customers were compromised.
Read moreA federal class action claims Google, through its “Project Fi,” charges mobile-phone customers for data they obtain through sources other than Google.
Read moreNew York City’s pilot program of texting reminders to people about upcoming court dates has been a success so far, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday.
Read moreFrench prosecutors have opened an investigation into Apple over revelations it secretly slowed down older versions of its handsets.
Read moreTwo major Apple investors have urged the iPhone maker to take action to curb growing smartphone addiction among children, highlighting growing concern about the effects of gadgets and social media on youngsters.
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