The little padlock that that sits next to that website you just logged into -- the one that's meant to protect your privacy, your passwords, your online files -- isn't as secure as you thought.
Visitors to HealthCare.gov on Monday morning saw messages that the site was down for maintenance. At times the visitors were also directed to a virtual waiting room — a feature designed to ease the strain on the site during periods…
A new Pew study says that a majority of people living in developing and emerging countries want their internet access unrestricted.
The Washington Post reported Friday that the United States intends to give up federal government authority over the administration of the Internet.
What is the future of the Internet? Here are 15 predictions from the newly released Digital Life at 2025 survey.
In honor of the World Wide Web's 25th birthday we asked you to share your recollections of first using the internet. Here are some of your responses.
Mt. Gox, an early player in the virtual currency Bitcoins, became a major online exchange until the disappearance of a significant sum and the subsequent bankruptcy of the company. Kashmir Hill of Forbes joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the potential…
Often rooted in a heightened level of expressed emotion, uncensored anger or frustration, the rant is accessible to anyone armed with a computer keyboard and an Internet connection. But what are Internet ranters really after? And does ranting bring them…
Updated 6:15 p.m. ET A NSA spokesperson, late today, emailed the following statement to the NewsHour: "As we’ve said before, the National Security Agency does not ask its foreign partners to undertake any intelligence activity that the U.S. Government would…
