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If you’re crossing the border into the US, customs officials have broad rights to search your phone, laptop and other electronic devices. You can try to resist. But refusing to tell Customs and Border Protection your password might lead agents to detain you indefinitely, confiscate your devices or send you off to be deported. A …

New York state’s highest court has rejected Facebook’s challenge to bulk search warrants that require the social media giant to turn over information from hundreds of user accounts in connection with a fraud investigation. The state Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld lower court rulings finding that under New York law, Facebook lacked standing to challenge search warrants in a …

Smartphones and children have a tricky relationship. While phones can be entertainment centers for kids, these devices are designed for adults and leave children’s privacy and innocence vulnerable — especially if they have their own phones. Google aims to empower parents and safeguard children who use Android phones with its Family Link app. The way it works Family Link lets …

The Federal Communications Commission on Friday reversed a major condition of last year’s $65 billion merger between Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks that would have required the new company to compete against ISPs in certain markets. It’s just the latest move by President Donald Trump’s FCC to reverse Obama-era regulations. The former condition required Charter, which …

President Donald Trump signed a resolution on Monday that officially repeals Obama-era broadband privacy rules. Trump’s signature comes a few days after both houses of Congress narrowly voted to stop the rules, which were adopted last year but had not yet taken effect. The rules would have required broadband and wireless companies to get your permission before sharing sensitive information …

Comcast, AT&T and Verizon moved to reassure their customers Friday that they have not and will not collect and sell their personal data. All three companies made such statements a few days after the House of Representatives passed a resolution that would prevent tougher Federal Communications Commission rules on data collection from taking effect. The Senate passed the resolution earlier …

Be on the lookout for a new app from Verizon. The telecom giant is set to launch a new product for Android users called AppFlash. It’s supposed to find content such as restaurant reviews and movie listing from different apps — even if you haven’t downloaded them. The Electronic Frontier Foundation on Thursday called the app “spyware,” pointing to terms …

Now playing: Watch this: Stream live 360-degree video on Facebook 1:30 Your Facebook feed is about to get a lot more interactive. Facebook now supports live 360 video streaming for everyone. You’ll need a compatible camera Go live in 360 on Facebook with a camera like the 2017 Samsung Gear 360. CNET These include consumer cameras like the latest Samsung …

Campaigns raising money to buy lawmakers’ web browsing histories to protest the repeal of broadband privacy rules have been gaining steam the past couple of days, collecting more than $200,000. At least four crowdfunding campaigns have been started since both the House of Representatives and the Senate voted to repeal rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission that would have …

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image No, not a headless chicken. Samsung/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET On Wednesday, Samsung managed to release a new phone with no gremlins attached. So let’s talk ostriches. Slipped into the Galaxy S8 launch entertainment was an extremely arresting Samsung ad. An ostrich walks …