Research released Monday shows that the use of surveillance technology popularly known as Web bugs is on the rise, putting online companies in a precarious position with the consumers they're snooping ...

A privacy group hopes to scare Web bugs out of hiding. The Privacy Foundation released free software Thursday that helps consumers detect when a site or e-mail ...

In Vita v. New England Baptist Hosp., __ Mass __, __ N.E.3d __, 2024 WL 4558621 (Mass. Oct. 24, 2024), the court held that the Massachusetts wiretap statute does not criminalize interception of web ...

You've got bugs. At least, I bet you've picked up a few "Web bugs" if you've gone anywhere online. Even if you're boycotting the World Wide Web and only reading e-mail, odds are you've been bugged.

Facebook is going to pay hackers to find problems with its website — just so long as they report them to Facebook’s security team first. The company is following Google and Mozilla in launching a Web ...

Microsoft on Friday warned users that a critical bug in ASP.Net could be exploited by attackers to hijack encrypted Web sessions and pilfer usernames and passwords from Web sites. The vulnerability ...

Following up on a successful bug bounty program that pays hackers for finding security flaws in its Chrome browser, Google now says that it will pay cash for security bugs reported on its websites.

Lucrative financial rewards and the expansion of Internet services are driving a ‘bug-hunting’ bonanza among Nepali youth who have time in their hands during the pandemic lockdowns. Once the exclusive ...

It's time once again to update your iPhones, iPads, Macs, and even your Vision Pro headsets, as Apple has just released a patch to address a serious bug that the company claims is currently being ...