But will the smackdown change online tracking for Google or anyone else?

Advertisers are not amused. In the upcoming version of Windows, Internet Explorer will have its "Do Not Track" feature turned on by default. Goodbye creepy ads that seem to follow you around — hello, more generic ads for great deals on car insurance?

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?

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Finds oversight lackin'?

Apple is asking developers to stop using a tracking feature in apps….

That's according to a recent study from Stanford's Center for Internet and Society. While Congress wrestles with online privacy legislation, the…

Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) is planning to introduce The Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011. This story emerged on Friday but the bill will be…

Reps. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) are releasing a draft bill today called the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011. From The Hill: …

While Congress hems and haws about privacy legislation, California is moving forward on a bill that would be, if passed, the first Do Not Track…