May 9, 2014 Apple Publishes Expanded Report on How It Handles Government Data Requests by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The guidelines include notifying customers when their information is being sought by law enforcement officials, except for when that would…
May 9, 2014 Will a Government Settlement Improve Snapchat’s Privacy? Don’t Count on It by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO The Federal Trade Commission’s privacy agreements with tech companies haven’t led to a general improvement in privacy. Published: May 8, 2014…
May 9, 2014 With a Change of Heart, California Senate Approves Smartphone ‘Kill Switch’ Law by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The California Senate on Thursday voted to approve a state measure requiring smarter antitheft security on smartphones, even though it…
May 9, 2014 Another Push to Pay With Smartphones at Vending Machines by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD While adoption of mobile wallets has been slow, a start-up called Byndl is taking a less ambitious approach to the technology,…
May 9, 2014 Hachette Says Amazon Is Delaying Delivery of Some Books by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Amazon, which controls more than a third of the book trade in the United States, is marking many books published by…
May 9, 2014 Twitter Insiders Sell After Lockup Expires by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Three executives of the social network sold stock on Tuesday after restrictions were lifted on insider selling after Twitter’s initial offering…
May 8, 2014 Smartphones, Smartwatches and, Now, Smart Toothbrushes by ERIC A. TAUB By ERIC A. TAUB Smaller and cheaper sensors are infiltrating a range of consumer products, allowing users to put data to work in living…
May 8, 2014 Snapchat Settles Charges With F.T.C. That It Deceived Users by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM The mobile messaging company was accused by the Federal Trade Commission of misleading users with the promise that messages sent through…
May 8, 2014 After Postponing Its I.P.O., Box Gets a Break by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY General Electric said it would deploy Box’s cloud-based services companywide. Online enterprise software fans say this kind of deal, likely to…
May 8, 2014 F.C.C. Commissioner Asks for Delay on New Net Neutrality Rules by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT Slowing a decision on creating a fast lane for Internet content providers willing to pay for extra speed could allow commission…