Stories by Zach Miners

Tracking with metadata: It's not all bad

Metadata has had a bad rap lately, with disclosures tying its collection to government spying programs. But those bits of information lurking behind our phone calls, photos and online chats can be useful in other ways if they're harnessed properly.

Zach Miners | 06 Mar | Read more

More governments want Twitter user data

As with other technology companies, the number of requests for Twitter users' data from governments worldwide has continued to rise, it reported Thursday in a report showing that it complies with requests from U.S. authorities about 70 percent of the time.

Zach Miners | 06 Feb | Read more