Google defies FBI, asks federal judge to challenge ‘national security letters’

April 4, 2013 2:02 PM Rebecca Grant
Rebecca Grant

Google is resisting a national security letter (NSL) from the FBI demanding that it offer up private information about its users.

California lawmaker introduces ‘Right to Know Act’ to give citizens access to their data

April 3, 2013 4:46 PM Rebecca Grant
Rebecca Grant

California Assembly Member Bonnie Lowenthal has introduced the "Right to Know Act 2013," which would force businesses to tell consumers what personal data they have and where it is being shared.

Saudi Arabia now tracking women electronically, notifying husbands by text

November 22, 2012 5:18 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

UPDATED -- Saudi Arabia has implemented an electronic tracking system to monitor women and inform their husbands if they leave the country.