The Electronic Frontier Foundation is suing the US government over its controversial anti-digital-piracy law, calling it unconstitutional because it quashes free speech. The digital advocacy group, which filed its lawsuit in federal court in Washington, DC, on Thursday, says a section of the 18 year-old Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which restricts the ability to …

Here’s something Democrats and Republicans can agree on during this contentious political season: a strong wireless signal. The country’s major wireless and cable carriers have invested in Cleveland and Philadelphia, the cities hosting the Republican and Democratic conventions, to ensure that the tens of thousands of political junkies at the gatherings have access to Twitter, Instagram and Facebook from their …

Whether you’re planning to be in Philadelphia next week for the Democratic National Convention or miles away at home, convention organizers say they have an app to keep you as close to the action as possible. The Democratic National Convention Committee released a new app Tuesday that will include in-depth and up-to-date videos, speeches, and photos from the DNC as …

President Barack Obama applauded Google, Microsoft and other big tech companies for their help in resettling people fleeing Syria’s civil war and other global crises as he launched an initiative to drum up broader private-sector support for refugees. On Thursday, the White House unveiled an initiative aimed at getting “measurable and significant commitments” from the private sector to help refugees …

Hillary Clinton sees technology as the key to a thriving economy and an important tool in reducing social and economic inequality. On Tuesday, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president released her platform on technology policy. It hits five key areas: Ensuring better STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education to promote entrepreneurship; investing in broadband and wireless infrastructure; promoting America …

Dear Maggie, My family is going on a cruise this summer. Do you have any tips for saving money while at sea and visiting multiple countries? Thanks, Tech-challenged Landlubber Dear Landlubber, Staying connected onboard a cruise ship is a costly luxury. In port, your phones will access the local wireless networks and be charged international roaming rates. And at sea, …

You may not think of it this way, but the phone in your pocket is really an extension of you — it contains everything from personal photos and videos to critical contact information. It’s also valuable data that cyber criminals can exploit. This means you need to make sure your phone is protected. While your device can be compromised anywhere, …

Net neutrality advocates demand action. Representatives from Fight the Future, the Center for Media Justice and Free Press on Friday hand-delivered a 6-foot tall package containing 100,000 letters of complaint to the Federal Communications Commission. They ask the agency to take action against AT&T, Comcast, T-Mobile and Verizon for violating the agency’s Open Internet order by offering so-called zero-rating service …

Now playing: Watch this: Google Fiber expands with acquisition of Webpass 1:32 Google Fiber will soon have a new tool in its toolbox to bring ultrafast 1Gbps broadband service to millions of people in cities throughout the US. Webpass could give Google Fiber an expansion boost. Google On Wednesday, Webpass, an internet service provider that uses point-to-point wireless to deliver …

All good things must come to an end. That’s true even for smartphone-software updates. Google On Tuesday, Google updated its Nexus handset-support page to detail when certain models of its Nexus smartphones will stop getting software updates. This means that after a particular device is “retired,” Google won’t update it with the latest version of Android, its mobile operating system. …