Data Privacy

There was an easy way Facebook could have shown its commitment to privacy that would have saved Zuckerberg some time during his speech: by rolling out “Clear History,” a feature Facebook promised a year ago that will let people disassociate their...

Apple Inc. said it was revoking key app development credentials for Facebook Inc., a move that could make it more difficult for the social network to develop and test future iPhone and iPad apps and run its mobile business.

MIT researchers have found that it's relatively easy to identify users through "anonymous" data collection.

Performance tuning queries on production databases happens, but it absolutely, positively shouldn't. Here's another, more efficient and safe, path to database optimization.

Oasis Labs says its cloud platform on blockchain architecture will help developers build privacy into their apps, while giving users more control over their personal data.

Blockchain, which stores data in patterns that can't be modified, may have promise in healthcare privacy and security, says an expert.