Justice Dept. allows Verizon deals with cable companies

(Mark Lennihan / AP)

Among the conditions for approval, Verizon and four other cable companies must narrow the scope and length of marketing deals.

German officials reopen Facebook inquiry #thecircuit

German officials reopen Facebook inquiry #thecircuit

German officials are taking a second look at Facebook’s facial recognition technology out of privacy concerns.

Verizon admits mistakes in handling 911 outages #thecircuit

Verizon says it devoted “insufficient” resources to the outage.

Cybersecurity: Lawmakers urge White House to act #thecircuit

Cybersecurity: Lawmakers urge White House to act #thecircuit

Following a Republican block, calls are growing for executive action on cybersecurity.

Social networks for kids face unique challenges

Networks aimed at kids tout themselves as safe environments for children, although they acknowledge that there may be no fool-proof way to block predators.