Privacy

Privacy advocates and concerned citizens don’t just have to worry about the National Security Agency (NSA) anymore. Local police are increasingly tracking and gathering data from...

A lot of Americans are making the job of identity thieves easier by disclosing their Social Security numbers whenever they’re asked. But privacy experts say there’s...

A federal judge handed civil liberties groups a landmark victory Monday, issuing an injunction against the National Security Agency’s phone surveillance program in a scathing ruling...

The FBI apparently has the ability to take over your computer’s webcam and your smartphone’s camera and use them to spy on you, according to recent...

Image source: CityPaper.net The city of Philadelphia has used eminent domain to take a famous artist’s privately owned studio to build a supermarket that might end...

Next generation brain scanning technology could make machines that can literally read minds and record thoughts. That’s according to Scientific American, which reported that scientists around...

Las Vegas government officials may be expanding their leadership roles to include the real estate business. The city of North Las Vegas is among several cities...

Thanks to new technologies, it is easier than ever for big business, big government and almost anybody else to monitor nearly every aspect of your life....

There’s a new technique that can make paying online more convenient, more private and more secure. It’s called a masked credit card and it can let...

Image source: WeGotServed.com Smart TV sets from LG could be gathering data about owners’ viewing habits and sending it back to the company, and similar sets...