NSA's Eyes Trained Less on Terrorists Than on Average Joes and Janes

Nine out of 10 people whose information is being collected by the NSA are Americans who have nothing to do with people targeted by the age...

Reading Rainbow Finds Pot of Gold

Reading Rainbow's Kickstarter campaign hit a significant milestone last week: It not only raised the $1 million it originally sought t...

'Extreme' Computing and Other Linux-World Problems

Well another Independence Day has come and gone here in the land of stars and stripes, causing at least some in the tech blogosphere to tu...

Rumor: Microsoft's Smart Band Will Play Well With Others

Microsoft is said to be preparing the launch of a wearable fitness device that will be compatible with the iOS and Android platforms, as w...

The Social Media Fraud

I spent much of last week talking about Facebook's infamous study of nearly a million customers and the company's attempts to make...

Civil Liberties Board Takes Heat for NSA Spying Report

The U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board has come under fire for its latest report on NSA surveillance. The report essentially...

Despite Apple's Aperture Fumble, the Photos for OS X End Goal Could Win It All

There's a lot riding on Apple's new Photos for Mac OS X app. At WWDC, Apple briefly showed off an early version of its upcoming Ph...