Security

Is student data at risk due to out-of-date privacy laws

Members of Congress warn that an aging privacy statute hasn't kept pace with technology in the classroom and urge that restrictions be placed on third-party use of student data.

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, February 16

Information disclosure flaw exposes Netgear wireless routers to attacks

Cybercriminal gang plunders up to $1 billion from banks over two years

Megaupload programmer pleads guilty to copyright infringement

Internet Censorship in China: We’ll Sing it for You

One Chinese government agency is so proud of how well they censor the Internet that they put their feelings to music.

Obama pushes for more cyberthreat information sharing

Apple’s Tim Cook warns that sacrificing privacy ‘risks our way of life’

Personal weather stations can expose your Wi-Fi network

EU air passenger surveillance system could be ready for take-off by year end