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FBI said to repeatedly inflate cell phone encryption threat numbers

The bureau counted nearly 7,800 encrypted devices connected to crimes last year, when the number is probably closer to 2,000, the Washington Post reports.

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EU Parliament member to Zuck: Did you create a digital monster?

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces tough questions from the EU Parliament, on everything from political bias to monopolies.

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<p>Guy Verhofstadt speaking at a meeting with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Verhofstadt, a member of the European Parliament, said Zuckerberg had not answered many of the group's questions.</p>

The questions Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg didn't answer for EU Parliament

"I asked you six yes and no questions and I got not a single answer."

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Facebook hearing at EU Parliament gets heated over style format

The EU Parliament hearing turned contentious when members complained they didn't get their questions answered directly by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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<p>Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg responds to questions from EU officials at a hearing that was livestreamed on Facebook.&nbsp;</p>

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg: We'll block interference in European elections

What happened in the US won't happen in Europe, the CEO tells EU leaders.

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Zuck's mea culpa to EU Parliament

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's apology tour continues at the EU Parliament in Brussels, where he explains what the social network is doing to give users more privacy controls.

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Yes, there's ANOTHER flaw discovered by Google and Microsoft

This one lets you choose between a more secure computer and a slower one. So yay.

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Zuck faces the EU over Cambridge Analytica flap

Will Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg say anything new?

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<p>Amazon is selling facial recognition technology to police across the US.</p>

Amazon is selling facial recognition technology to law enforcement

Its Rekognition system is already in use in Oregon and Florida, and interest is spreading.

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<p>Computer processors are pictured on January 5, 2018 in Paris. As tech giants race against the clock to fix major security flaws in microprocessors, many users are wondering what lurks behind unsettling names like "Spectre" or "Meltdown" and what can be done about this latest IT scare. / AFP PHOTO / Thomas SAMSON (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)</p>

Google, Microsoft find another Spectre, Meltdown flaw

Intel promises patches in the next few weeks. Devices could take a performance hit.

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'Freedom from Facebook' urges FTC to break up social network's 'monopoly'

Advocacy groups want the world's largest social network to spin off Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger.

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Google stands to lose up to $4.3 billion in UK privacy suit

The suit represents 4.4 million iPhone users, who reportedly could get a payout of about $1,000 each.

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Help, my PC with Windows 10 won't shut down properly

Since upgrading to Windows 10 my computer won't shut down properly. I use the menu button shutdown and the screen goes blank, but the system does not fully shut down. The only way to get it to shut down is to hold the physical power button down till it shuts down. Any suggestions?