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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency -- or CISA -- has launched its first nationwide public service announcement. The PSA aims to teach Americans basic cybersecurity habits in order to stay safe online. Jen Easterly, CISA director, joins CBS News to share tips on how you can protect yourself while using the internet.
"Europe must finally wake up," one Member of the European Parliament told CBS News. "If TikTok refuses to abide by EU laws, it should be banned."
The groups say the technology is discriminatory, manipulative, punitive, a data security risk and based on pseudoscience.
In 2016, a U.S. defense contractor made a startling discovery when it was working on a software prototype: it found it could track military operations through the apps on American soldiers' mobile devices. Byron Tau, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was first to cover this story, joined CBSN to discuss the potential risks for national security.
Some employees are unhappy that services of the data-mining firm Palantir have reportedly been used to investigate undocumented immigrants. The Washington Post's corporate accountability reporter Douglas MacMillan speaks with CBSN about the controversy.
There are new privacy concerns after a report that Google is allowing third-party applications to scan some Gmail users' email. Nicholas Thompson, a CBS News contributor and editor-in-chief of Wired, joined CBSN with more on how this could affect Gmail's 1.4 billion users.
The New York Times reports that Facebook shared users' data in partnership deals with at least 60 device makers, including Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Samsung, without explicit consent from users.
Cambridge Analytica said Wednesday it was shutting down and planned to file for bankruptcy in the U.S. and U.K. This comes on the heels of the Facebook scandal where 87 million users' data was mishandled. Jennifer Grygiel, an assistant professor at Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications, joins CBSN to discuss the impact of Cambridge Analytica's announcement and what it means for the social media giant.
The European Union is getting ready to implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but a report says 60 percent of companies are unlikely to meet the May 25th deadline. TechRepublic senior reporter Dan Patterson joins CBSN to explain what the new regulation entails and how it will affect users.
Facebook users will get a detailed message on their News Feeds or can look up whether their account was affected
Mark Zuckerberg is expected to apologize but defend Facebook in his testimony on Capitol Hill. Wired editor-in-chief and CBS News contributor Nicholas Thompson joined CBSN with more on what to expect and what other tech industry leaders will be watching for in the hearings.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrived on Capitol Hill Monday ahead of his two days of testimony later this week. Sam Biddle, technology reporter for The Intercept, and CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN with more on Zuckerberg's expected remarks.
Inside the Clinton campaign, Jennifer Palmieri on the use of Facebook user data in 2016; Former Supreme Court Justice calls for repeal of 2nd Amendment
The Federal Trade Commission confirmed Monday that it's investigating Facebook's data protection practices after reports it mishandled information from about 50 million users. The social media company is also facing a litany of lawsuits, including one on behalf of the people of Illinois. Cook County state's attorney Kimberley Foxx filed that lawsuit and joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss Facebook's responsibility to protect its users' data.
"I'm not looking to regulate him to death, but I can tell you this, the issue isn't going away," said Kennedy of Facebook's CEO
CEO Mark Zuckerberg pledged the social media giant will make it easier for users to protect their data
Together, they're responsible for the personal data of at least 50 million people being pulled from Facebook
Ex-Cambridge Analytica research director Christopher Wylie told CBS News that he's "taking responsibility" and "owning up" amid revelations that the data firm collected information about millions of people. See more of his interview with CBS News' Charlie D'Agata here.
Users of a popular email management service are furious after revelations it sold aggregate information to Uber
LexisNexis' system gathers data from 10,000 sources and crunches it to let insurers know nearly everything about you
Big marketers have ever-more-sophisticated ways of keeping close tabs on you -- and for using that info to their advantage
House Republicans are set to meet on Capitol Hill after Thursday's failed vote on a government funding and debt ceiling bill.
An Indiana jury has convicted Allen in the murders of 14-year-old Liberty "Libby" German and 13-year-old Abigail "Abby" Williams who had vanished during a hike in Delphi in 2017.
More than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Saturday and New Year's Day, which would top the previous holiday-season high set in 2019, according to AAA.
Hostage envoy Roger Carstens is in Syria making the first known in-person U.S. in-person contact with the caretaker government and seeking help in finding missing American Austin Tice.
A 7-year-old girl was killed and at least five other students and a teacher were wounded in a knife attack at a school in Croatia, police said.
Biden's most recent climate initiatives are all but certain to be short-lived, mostly thanks to an obscure law that tends to come into play every four years.
Humans aren't alone when it comes to yawning — all vertebrates do it. But why? An expert explains the likely reason behind this "evolutionarily ancient" act.
Workers at Starbucks stores in three cities plan to go on a five-day strike that could spread nationwide.
In a video, seemingly filmed with a camera worn by the shooter, a person carrying a handgun can be seen firing multiple shots in a parking garage.
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Dream on. Only a few areas of the U.S. are likely to see snow in the weather forecast for Christmas 2024.
Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington team up for a new World War II film, "Six Triple Eight," shedding light on the 6888th Postal Battalion.
Millions of Medicare enrollees are likely to see relief in 2025 when a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug-spending goes into effect.
More than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Saturday and New Year's Day, which would top the previous holiday-season high set in 2019, according to AAA.
A closer look at what police found at the Ramsey family's Boulder, Colorado, home following the murder of their 6-year-old daughter JonBenét.
Millions of Medicare enrollees are likely to see relief in 2025 when a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug-spending goes into effect.
More than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Saturday and New Year's Day, which would top the previous holiday-season high set in 2019, according to AAA.
The Biden administration is canceling federal student loans for another 55,000 workers to the tune of $4.28 billion in what's expected to be the last such round before he leaves office.
House-hunters may want to zero in on these hot housing markets next year, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Workers at Starbucks stores in three cities plan to go on a five-day strike that could spread nationwide.
The Biden administration is canceling federal student loans for another 55,000 workers to the tune of $4.28 billion in what's expected to be the last such round before he leaves office.
Biden's most recent climate initiatives are all but certain to be short-lived, mostly thanks to an obscure law that tends to come into play every four years.
Hostage envoy Roger Carstens is in Syria making the first known in-person U.S. in-person contact with the caretaker government and seeking help in finding missing American Austin Tice.
ICE deported more than a quarter-million unauthorized immigrants in fiscal year 2024, the highest tally in a decade.
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo filed a lawsuit Thursday against a former aide, Charlotte Bennett, who alleged he sexually harassed her in 2020.
Humans aren't alone when it comes to yawning — all vertebrates do it. But why? An expert explains the likely reason behind this "evolutionarily ancient" act.
Skin care is all the rage for teens and tweens these days, but be careful not to give products that could cause more harm than good.
A Chicago man was stuck with a big medical bill after undergoing a colonoscopy that found no evidence of cancer. Here's why.
Some 13 oz. bags of Lay's Classic Potato Chips may contain an undeclared allergen, according to the snack company.
Sleep optimization, or "sleepmaxxing," is a popular trend among a younger demographic, but experts share a few words of caution.
In a video, seemingly filmed with a camera worn by the shooter, a person carrying a handgun can be seen firing multiple shots in a parking garage.
One of the inmates with a gun held out for about three hours, protected by 20 fellow prisoners, officials said.
A 7-year-old girl was killed and at least five other students and a teacher were wounded in a knife attack at a school in Croatia, police said.
The Boeing 777 carrying 239 people disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
A journalists' association says two journalists working for Kurdish media outlets were killed in Syria while covering fighting between Turkish-backed fighters and Syrian Kurdish militia.
Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington team up on the film "Six Triple Eight," spotlighting the only all-Black women's battalion in Europe during WWII. Washington stars as Charity Adams, the highest-ranking Black female officer.
The 16-time Grammy winner returned to the Professional Performing Arts School in New York, where she first began her career, and shares advice with current students.
As 2024 comes to a close, we took a look at some of the oddest Guinness World Records of the year.
For 90 years, the Apollo Theater has shaped American culture, launching icons like James Brown and Aretha Franklin. This year, it became the first institution honored by the Kennedy Center, cementing its legacy as a hub of innovation.
Sixteen-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys celebrates her Broadway musical "Hell's Kitchen" earning a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. In an exclusive interview, she revisits her alma mater to honor the teacher who inspired her and surprises students.
The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will hear an appeal from TikTok over a federal law that would ban the social media giant if it is not sold by its Chinese parent company. Jan Crawford has more.
Elliston Berry's life was turned upside down after a photo she posted on Instagram was digitally altered online to be pornographic.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
The Supreme Court plans to hear arguments in January on a challenge to a new law that could lead to the popular social media app TikTok being banned in the U.S. The Biden administration and lawmakers say the Chinese government's ability to collect data from TikTok poses a significant national security risk, while the app and its Chinese parent company ByteDance argue that the law is unconstitutional. CBS News Supreme Court producer Catherine Cole has more.
FAA data shows that lithium battery fires on U.S. flights have risen 388% since 2015, now occurring nearly twice a week.
Humans aren't alone when it comes to yawning — all vertebrates do it. But why? An expert explains the likely reason behind this "evolutionarily ancient" act.
Early Americans may have spent millennia sharing prehistoric savannas and wetlands with enormous beasts, research shows.
The Environmental Protection Agency under President Biden created a new Office of Environmental Justice that seeks to address pollution levels in disadvantaged and marginalized communities. However, there is concern that the incoming Trump administration could do away with the new department. David Schechter reports.
Giant hornets, dubbed "murder hornets," have been eradicated in the U.S., five years after the invasive species was first detected in Washington state.
World coal use is set to reach an all-time high in 2024, the International Energy Agency says, in a year all but certain to be the hottest in recorded history.
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appeared in federal court Thursday after waiving extradition in Pennsylvania and being transported back to New York. CBS News' Anna Schecter has more.
In a video, seemingly filmed with a camera worn by the shooter, a person carrying a handgun can be seen firing multiple shots in a parking garage.
Richard Allen, the man convicted of killing teenage girls Abigail Williams and Liberty German in Delphi, Indiana, has been sentenced to 130 years in prison for the 2017 murders.
A closer look at what police found at the Ramsey family's Boulder, Colorado, home following the murder of their 6-year-old daughter JonBenét.
"48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty speaks with John Ramsey to discuss the ongoing investigation into the murder of his 6-year-old daughter JonBenét in December 1996. Nearly 28 years later, Ramsey says he believes the case can be solved "if the police take advantage of all the technology" available to them.
New analysis techniques and decades-old research helped NASA scientists identify an unusual black hole in a distant galaxy.
Here's why NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are stuck, but not stranded, at the International Space Station after launching into space in June.
NASA has delayed the return date for Boeing's Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports on the decision to keep the two in space.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says he's optimistic the Trump administration will support the space agency's agenda.
Two astronauts who have been stuck in space since June will have to wait until at least the end of March to come home after NASA on Wednesday again pushed back their return date. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer for the Franklin Institute, joined CBS News to discuss what's causing the delays.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Peterson's death sentence for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci has been overturned. Now his supporters are pushing for a complete retrial.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
Cayley Mandadi's mother and stepfather go to extreme lengths to prove her death was no accident.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
Millions of Americans hoping to travel for the holidays may encounter a snag at TSA stops across U.S. airports if the government shuts down. CBS News' Skyler Henry reports from Atlanta. Also, CBS News Bay Area meteorologist Jessica Burch breaks down the latest weather forecast for travelers.
There are just a few hours left before the deadline to avert a government shutdown. This comes after President-elect Donald Trump spoke out against House Speaker Mike Johnson's bipartisan spending bill. Siobhan Hughes, a congressional reporter for The Wall Street Journal, joins CBS News with more.
U.S. diplomats are meeting with Syria's new leaders as they work to locate missing American Austin Tice. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more.
Up to half a million U.S. firearms are smuggled into Mexico each year. Now, Mexico is suing American gun manufacturers and dealers to curb the flow. Sunday.
The Ritchie Boys were a secret U.S. intelligence unit who fought in World War II. Many were German-born Jews who fled their homeland before being sent back to Europe to fight Nazism. Jon Wertheim shared their little-known story in 2022.