A proof of concept attack uses malware to turn headphones into microphones that can eavesdrop from across a room.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Whistleblower Edward Snowden can be asked to give evidence in person by a German committee probing the NSA’s spying activities, the country’s Federal Court of Justice has ruled. Germany’s government has…

Vulnerabilities in UberCENTRAL, a portal used by businesses to facilitate rides, could have leaked the names, phone numbers, email addresses, and unique IDs.

‘Subject, are you still there?’ Jaunty website aims to make clear just how closely our online movements are tracked

Barebones browser available for free in the App Store should also boost performance

lpress writes: The Internet was a major source of news — fake and real — during the election campaign. The operators of fake sites, whether motivated by politics or greed, are often anonymous. We avoid voter fraud by requiring verification…

Got a cool new phone unexpectedly? If it seems too good to be true, it probably is

Security experts warn iPhone call history data may be synced to iCloud accounts without user knowledge, making personal phone records an easy target for a determined third-party.

AR has more to offer business than just Pokémon Go, but consumers need reassuring on privacy

End-to-end encryption is everywhere – but who is protecting whom?