As the world watched the FBI spar with Apple this winter in an attempt to hack into a San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, federal officials were quietly waging a different encryption battle in a Los ...

The explosive growth of video on the internet calls for new ways of sorting and searching audiovisual content. Researchers have developed a groundbreaking solution that is finding commercial ...

When Apple announced in 2013 that its next iPhone would include a fingerprint reader, it touted the feature as a leap forward in security. Many people don’t set up a passcode on their phones, Apple ...

Idaho Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald E. Bush denied a search warrant to force an individual to use their fingerprint to unlock a cellphone that is part of a criminal investigation. Per the ruling ...

Columns share an author's personal perspective and are often based on facts in the newspaper's reporting. The effectiveness of DNA testing and searches of the national DNA database is well-known. Over ...