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'Chipping' our kids: Can we fight truancy with technology?
Jeff Horwich Jun 1, 2012
Can technology keep kids from skipping school? In San Antonio, they're going to track children with the same microchips used for cattle, or boxes in a Walmart warehouse. Plus: Are you ready for some "backyard" neuroscience?
Are you leaving your Facebook house unlocked?
John Moe May 7, 2012
A new report says millions of us are making life easier for thieves and snoops.
Google street view car collected private data
John Moe Apr 30, 2012
When it came out that Google was gathering data from people's wifi links as it cruised the streets mapping the neighborhood, Google blamed a lone engineer. The Federal Communications Commission has now looked into this and it wasn't just one guy.
A window into Facebook's data
Adriene Hill Apr 13, 2012
Facebook wants to share your personal data, this time with you.
U.K. considers broad national surveillance plan
Stephen Beard Apr 2, 2012
Many British citizens are used to being watched via camera by the government, but now a new plan to monitor all phone calls, emails and web traffic to keep up with hackers and other criminals is causing privacy advocates to stir.
Google's search changes not all that dramatic
John Moe Mar 16, 2012
Plus, the FBI wants Google’s help unlocking a phone, and the iPad battles a robot vacuum cleaner.
Google privacy policy challenged in the EU
Stephen Beard Mar 2, 2012
One of the European Union's most senior officials says the new Google privacy policy breaks European law.
New Google privacy policies to go into effect
Sabri Ben-Achour Feb 29, 2012
More targeted ads will soon be popping up on Google, whether users like it or not.
Will online privacy laws actually make a difference?
John Moe Feb 24, 2012
There's been a lot of talk recently about privacy protection on the web. The White House and tech companies say they want to protect you, but can they?
