Greek editor stands trial over tax evader list

Nov 1, 2012
A Greek magazine editor goes on trial today after being accused of breaking privacy laws when he published a list of prominent Greeks who allegedly evaded their taxes.

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo on Jack Dorsey, ad revenue, going public

Oct 12, 2012
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo discusses the role of the social media site in today's world, whether it will go public, and how it deals with privacy issues.

Cell phone location data raises protection/privacy issues

Oct 1, 2012
California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill over the weekend that would have made it harder for police use cell phones to track suspects' locations. Similar debates about protection versus privacy are happening around the country.

A spike in government surveillance, and wine sales on Amazon

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

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

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

Aug 30, 2012
Twitter fights a court ruling to turn over a user's information.

For public good, not for profit.

Websites accused of collecting kids' online data

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?

Aug 17, 2012
The ACLU is asking questions about the use of License Plate Reader cameras.

How privacy is viewed today

Aug 13, 2012
Author Garret Keizer on the price of privacy and whether it is less valued today than in the past.