Security

Civil liberties groups oppose bill ending NSA’s bulk phone records program

The science behind alert fatigue: How to turn down the noise so you can hear the signal

Alert fatigue is attributed to habituation, but it can be combatted

Lawmakers move to end warrantless surveillance of US residents

Hospital group criticized for emailing health information

Partners should have known better than to allow employees to send sensitive patient data via email

Microsoft aims to increase confidence in cloud services with better networking

Electronic lock maker clashes with security firm over software flaws

Apple security program, MacKeeper, celebrates difficult birthday

Why Microsoft is battling Android malware

Microsoft is opening up the Windows Store to Android apps, but first it had to assemble a team to make sure the malware found in the Google Play store doesn't come with them.

Cybercriminals borrow from APT playbook in attack against PoS vendors

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Tuesday, May 5