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Three appeal court judges have ruled that the NSA's bulk collection of metadata went far beyond the original intent of the Patriot Act.

No sooner had we reported that Microsoft will adopt a "rolling update" model for Windows 10... ...than we received notice of Apple's latest "rolling update" for its Safari browser.

If you "Has a good grasp of English and Tell users all computer are infected", or better yet, if you get the joke, this company's actually got "Real Jobs and a knack for attracting a lot of hits".

Transparency Toolkit's ICWatch uses Google search and search terms associated with surveillance activities and tools to put a human face on the surveillance state.

One Facebook voice cries out in a resounding act of insulting civil disobedience: "Suck it up, buttercup!"

The decision leaves the country stuck with a mishmash of laws and privacy advocates who hope that the Supreme Court takes on the issue.

Listen to our latest podcast. From the end of Patch Tuesday to the likelihood of another virus outbreak like LOVE BUG, here's news and discussion with plenty of sound advice...

We didn't really want to get drawn into this one. But it's hard to avoid commenting on malware that has variously been described as a "terrifying suicide bomber'" and as having a payload that "destroys computers."

The company allegedly used illegal spam emails and fake celebrity endorsements to trick people into handing over cash for their suspect weight loss miracle pills.

A new version of Grooveshark has appeared online days after the original folded due to the threat of legal action and a huge damages claim.

We often warn you to be careful about leaving geolocation features enabled on your mobile devices. Fortunately, this woman didn't listen!

The Australian, who's fled to Europe, was 17 when he allegedly took part in the heist of unreleased gaming and Apache helicopter training software.

Some dark wrist tattoos can block the Apple Watch from measuring heart rates and can then turn into a passcode-demanding pain in the wrist.

Malware construction kits started in the 1990s as a way of expanding the virus-writing counterculture, but now they are all about money. SophosLabs looks at MWI, the Microsoft Word Intruder...

Facebook has opened the internet up to users in India and other countries but says it won't immediately allow HTTPS.

Feeling short-changed by the nurse in charge of your painkiller quota? Telnet into the drug dispenser! Paul Ducklin looks at how to avoid this sort of security hole...

It's an anonymous messaging app that's not all that anonymous. That's a good thing in this case, given that the Yak alluded to the anniversary of a mass murder.

It said "ILOVEYOU", and it promised a harmless-looking text file. But it actually contained an email virus that got just about everywhere. Could something like this ever happen again?

Catch up with the latest computer security news - it's weekly roundup time.

From carder busts to App Store bans - the computer security week in one swift video minute! Enjoy...