Amazon sues more than 1,000 Fiverr users offering to write fake product reviews
Amazon’s fight against fake reviews rages on with a new lawsuit filed against more than 1,000 freelancers selling phony product reviews on Fiverr.com.
Google book scanning counts as ‘fair use’ says appeals court
A U.S. court dismisses authors' claims that Google Books infringes on copyright and affects their income.
What’s a meme? Something that didn’t exist 20 years ago
Here are just a few of the tech-related words that have either joined the ranks of Dictionary.com or taken on new meaning in the last twenty years.
Finally, removing revenge porn from Pornhub is being made simpler
Victims of revenge porn can submit an online submission form to alert Pornhub of any content that was published sans consent.
Careful with that boarding pass, it contains a lot of personal information
As it turns out, your boarding pass contains a pretty alarming amount of information that you may not want floating about in the universe.
Apple deactivates its News app in China to appease censorship requirements
Apple has deactivated its News app in China in what appears to be another instance of kowtowing to the country’s censorship policies.
Thieves can steal cash by texting an ATM with latest malware
ATM malware infections are on the rise, and evolving quickly into tangible threats. A recent report describes an infection where thieves get cash on demand.
Weekly Rewind: T-Mobile’s big breach, dog cloning, and the new Tesla Model X
It's hard to keep track of everything that happens in the tech world. We compiled a list of the top 10 tech stories: Peeple and the massive T-Mobile hack.
Hacked Patreon data spills out onto the Web
Crowdfunding site Patreon admitted earlier this week that it had been the victim of a hacking attack, and now the data has been published online.
At #HERNYC, comedians talk about the dangers of being a woman, a comic, and online
At HER, four incredible women to dig through the "archives of their online lives and share their most ridiculous and surprising experiences in cyberspace."
Indian goat merchants now bringing their wares to buyers via online market
In India, you can now buy a goat via the Internet on sites like OLX, where goat merchants hawk livestock for up to $10,000 per head.
Facebook wants to work with the UN to bring Internet access to refugee camps
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company wants to work with the U.N. to bring Internet access to people in refugee camps.
The FBI issues warnings about an email scam that’s stolen more than $1.2 billion
FBI warns on phish scam that cost one company more than $40 million.
On the Web right now? You’re in the minority — most people still don’t have Internet
Around 7.2 billion people inhabit this planet, and over 4 billion of them don't have the technology necessary to look that number up.
Realtor.com the latest victim of malvertising plague
Malvertising is a plague that is spreading throughout the web. Realtor.com is the latest example of this trend of using advertising to spread malware.
Snowden re-emerges from Russian isolation with alien encryption theories
Edward Snowden emerges from Russian isolation with alien encryption theories.
Has the rate of Chinese cyberattacks really gone down?
Lately, experts say that the rate of Chinese hacks against American organizations has actually decreased.
Spanish group campaigns to bring accents back to the Web
A nonprofit organization in Spain wants to see more done to preserve accents and meaning on social media.
This string of 16 characters will crash Chrome
Following news that hacking Android Lollipop is as easy as typing a long string of characters comes word that a string of 16 characters can crash Chrome.