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Mullvad, a virtual private network (VPN) named after the Swedish word for "mole," is often recognized as one of the best VPNs ...

As part of daily operations, small businesses may need to collect or exchange sensitive data that should be protected. It could be a financial transaction, a mailing address or some other personally ...

Why it matters: The transfer of consumer data to advertisers has long been a source of controversy. Some lawsuits against the practice have attempted to use a law originally meant to protect ...

For years, security teams treated ransomware as a technological problem. Security teams hardened backup systems, deployed endpoint detection, practiced incident response playbooks built around data ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After months of skirting contentious conversations about closing schools, Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna announced ...

Researchers from Chiba University have developed a lightweight peer-selection algorithm that significantly reduces data propagation delays without increasing resource usage on internet of things (IoT) ...

Microsoft confirmed it provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI after receiving a valid warrant, reigniting the debate over user privacy and encryption. While BitLocker remains secure, the incident ...

In 3Q25, Block's revenue grew by 2.33% to $6.12 billion, with subscription/services and transaction segments up 23% and 9% y/y, offsetting bitcoin weakness. Despite a broader economic slowdown, the ...

Moxie Marlinspike—the pseudonym of an engineer who set a new standard for private messaging with the creation of the Signal Messenger—is now aiming to revolutionize AI chatbots in a similar way. His ...

Italy’s communications authority AGCOM has fined Cloudflare €14.2 million for refusing to block pirate sites via its public DNS service 1.1.1.1, in accordance with the country’s controversial Piracy ...

The California Privacy Protection Agency kicked off 2026 by launching a tool that state residents can use to make data brokers delete and stop selling their personal ...