FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2008, file photo President Bush waves after signing a 15-day extension of the Protect America Act after a speech in Las Vegas. Sternly prodding Congress, Bush told lawmakers ...

There's been lots of justifiable concern about the NSA's newly disclosed PRISM program, which allows the government to conduct electronic surveillance on users of Facebook, Google, Yahoo, and other ...

BROOKE GLADSTONE: And I'm Brooke Gladstone. And here’s Senator Tom Udall. SENATOR TOM UDALL: It's very, very difficult to have a transparent debate about secret programs approved by a secret court, ...

Look out, Google! Duck Duck Go is on the rise, posting a 50% traffic increase in just eight days. Is this proof people want a “private” search engine, in the wake of allegations the PRISM program ...

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From the NSA's so-called PRISM internet surveillance effort to Microsoft's Xbox One used game policy, here's what you missed yesterday. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing ...

In the months and early years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, FBI agents began showing up at Microsoft Corp. more frequently than before, armed with court orders demanding information on ...