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A spike in government surveillance, and wine sales on Amazon
David Brancaccio Oct 1, 2012
A new report says the U.S. Justice Department allowed law enforcement agencies to examine more private data in 2010-2011 than in the entire previous decade. And Amazon is planning online wine sales.
Using radio frequency identification tags to track school kids
Adriene Hill Sep 10, 2012
Some schools are testing out RFID tags as a way to keep track of kids and bring in extra money.
The mysterious case of purloined Apple IDs, hackers and the FBI
John Moe Sep 6, 2012
AntiSec claims it stole data off an FBI laptop, the Bureau denies it. What does it mean for you?
Twitter and your privacy
Adriene Hill Oct 11, 2012
Twitter fights a court ruling to turn over a user's information.
Websites accused of collecting kids' online data
Adriene Hill Aug 23, 2012
A group of consumer advocate organization says some big name companies are violating kids' online privacy laws.
Why are police scanning millions of license plates?
John Moe Aug 17, 2012
The ACLU is asking questions about the use of License Plate Reader cameras.
How privacy is viewed today
Kai Ryssdal Aug 13, 2012
Author Garret Keizer on the price of privacy and whether it is less valued today than in the past.
Google gets slammed with the biggest FTC fine ever
John Moe Aug 10, 2012
But will the smackdown change online tracking for Google or anyone else?
FTC proposes an update to ancient online law, COPPA
John Moe Aug 2, 2012
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act may get its first update since Mark Zuckerberg was a 15-year-old.
Facebook's 'Like' button may be putting words in your mouth
John Moe Jul 16, 2012
Plus, Ukrainians win international competition with sign language-to-speech gloves.
