The names, email addresses and telephone numbers of as many as 1,200 current and former Johns Hopkins University biomedical engineering students were posted online after a hacker's failed extortion attempt aimed at gaining broader access to the school's computer network, the university said Friday.

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Civil libertarians battled law enforcement agents Thursday over a bipartisan bill to limit when police can use cellphone tracking devices, automatic license-plate readers, email scanners and surveillance drones.

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President Barack Obama is calling for major changes to the way the U.S. intelligence community collects and stores information about people in the U.S. and abroad, in the wake of disclosures that have sparked fury over sweeping government surveillance and ...

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NEW YORK — Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of online comments, scourge of the Internet. Blame ...

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A Rockville-based nonprofit that posts the names, photos and contact information of anti-abortion protesters online is facing a class-action lawsuit by people it has deemed “Bullies” on its website.

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LG Electronics Inc. said it is investigating a claim that some of its smart TVs send information on home viewing habits back to the company without consent.

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All patients of former gynecologist Dr. Nikita Levy must join a mandatory class action if they want to sue the Johns Hopkins Hospital, under an order filed Friday in Baltimore City Circuit Court.

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Is it hypocritical for the attorney general--as a professional--to stand against underage drinking while--as a parent--allowing his son to celebrate in an environment of underage drinking?

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WASHINGTON — Industry groups and privacy advocates on Thursday were near agreement on voluntary guidelines for mobile apps that should make it easier for consumers to know what personal information is getting sucked from their smartphone or tablet and passed ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — With every phone call they make and every Web excursion they take, people are leaving a digital trail of revealing data that can be tracked by profit-seeking companies and terrorist-hunting government officials. The revelations that the National ...

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