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It's been a big holiday weekend in the United States, with some folks going crazy ape bonkers over the retail bargains available. And today is Cyber Monday when online retailers tend to jump on the bandwagon too. So, it was good to hear that the FBI was going to offer some timely advice for...

Director of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) James Comey puts tape over his webcam and he wants you to do it too. Speaking at the recent Center for Strategic and International Studies conference on Wednesday, Comey likened covering your cam to locking your car and the door to your...

Is there such a thing as good malware? The FBI would argue that there is, if they are the ones who created it. The origins of the case date back to February 2015, when the FBI seized control of a child sexual abuse website called Playpen. You might have expected the FBI to shut down the site...

You know that part about the FBI needing Apple's help to unlock a terrorist's iPhone 5C? Never mind. That was the unexpected message from the US Department of Justice on Monday, when it indefinitely stalled court proceedings that had been scheduled for Tuesday. Now, instead of turning to the...

Apple and the FBI have been fighting very publicly for the last month about national security, iPhones, and the intersection of privacy and encryption with those things. Their legal battle was supposed to be heard in court in California this afternoon — except the FBI has asked for a delay...