Stories Tagged as
Privacy
How retailers will be watching you in 2014
by
Molly Wood
Dec 31, 2013
A growing number of organizations are tracking more of your shopping habits.
Hacked small-businesses often have no place to turn
by
Queena Kim
Oct 17, 2013
Unlike personal checking and savings accounts, business accounts are not protected from hackers.
Google's privacy problems
by
Molly Wood
Oct 17, 2013
With Google set to report its earnings, the company is taking some heat about privacy issues.
Why Facebook wants teens to go public
Oct 17, 2013
Facebook is easing up on teens, giving them the ability to have their posts seen by anyone, not just friends.
Adobe admits it's been hacked, customer information compromised
by
Molly Wood
Oct 4, 2013
Hackers have gained access to almost 3 million customer accounts.
For California minors, Internet regrets may be a thing of the past
by
Molly Wood
Sep 24, 2013
A new bill passed in California aims to protect minors from having a permanent record of photos and phrases they might regret.
An alternative to the Internet?
by
Molly Wood
Sep 10, 2013
Worried about NSA surveillance? One option is to operate on an entirely separate network.
For public good, not for profit.
More privacy concerns as leaks emerge that NSA can break encrypted data
Sep 6, 2013
More NSA revelations means even more concern about online privacy.
Police can your track cellphone's location, but you knew that already...didn't you?
by
Molly Wood
Jul 31, 2013
If police want to track your movements using old calls you made on your cellphone, they can get the information from your cellphone company without a warrant.
Kevin Roose tries living surveillance-free for a day
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 29, 2013
New York Magazine writer Kevin Roose spent a day trying to live completely surveillance-free.