News & Commentary about Consumer Online Privacy

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May 28, 2014

Federal Trade Commission Needs to Move Beyond Reports When It Comes to Data Brokers

Federal Trade Commission Needs to Move Beyond Reports When It Comes to Data Brokers

May 23, 2014

How to Protect the Most Privacy with the Least Effort: Change Search Engines

How to Protect the Most Privacy with the Least Effort: Change Search Engines

May 5, 2014

This Revolution Should Not Be Televised

This Revolution Should Not Be Televised

May 2, 2014

An Important Review of Big Data

An Important Review of Big Data

Apr 18, 2014

The Government is Silencing Twitter and Yahoo, and It Won't Tell Us Why

The Government is Silencing Twitter and Yahoo, and It Won't Tell Us Why

Mar 25, 2014

Invasion of the Data Snatchers: Big Data and the Internet of Things Means the Surveillance of Everything

Invasion of the Data Snatchers: Big Data and the Internet of Things Means the Surveillance of Everything

Mar 17, 2014

Ad Industry Feeds White House Its Fallacious “Internet Depends on Spying” Logic

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Ad Industry Feeds White House Its Fallacious “Internet Depends on Spying” Logic

Mar 5, 2014

Why Computers Will Get Less Logical, And What it Means For Privacy

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Why Computers Will Get Less Logical, And What it Means For Privacy

Mar 4, 2014

To Protect Privacy, Utah Attorney General Gives Away Some of His Power

To Protect Privacy, Utah Attorney General Gives Away Some of His Power

Jan 7, 2014

Graphs by MIT Students Show the Enormously Intrusive Nature of Metadata

Graphs by MIT Students Show the Enormously Intrusive Nature of Metadata