University of Queensland researchers have found there are two key reasons people choose to be anonymous online—self-expression or toxic behavior. A team led by Ph.D. candidate Lewis Nitschinsk from UQ ...

Privacy and cybersecurity fall into an uncomfortably murky area where entrenched corporate interests, libertarian fantasy, and progressive grassroots activism meet ...

Anonymous’ roots and actions remain steps ahead of pop media, who think they’re a pimply teenage army, and Anonymous has a complex history. Despite Anonymous’ online evolution, people still seem to ...

One year after the first revelations of Edward Snowden, cryptography has shifted from an obscure branch of computer science to an almost mainstream notion: It's possible, user privacy groups and a ...

Is online anonymity a bad thing? Calls for the death of online anonymity get invoked by everyone from the anti-cyber-bullying crowd to social networking proponents. Tie comments to an actual person, ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Livefyre, provider of the leading real-time content and audience engagement platform, today announced the results of a new survey exploring the motivations and ...

Just when you thought we had hit rock bottom on all the ways the Internet could snoop on us — no. We’ve sunk even lower. There’s a tactic spreading across the Web named after treatment usually ...

As you browse the internet, online advertisers track nearly every site you visit, amassing a trove of information on your habits and preferences. When you visit a news site, they might see you’re a ...

In today’s world — where social media has become a source of news for many — companies and individuals often find themselves the subject of negative and anonymous online comments. These comments can ...