Nation Oct 29 What some states are doing to improve privacy for your personal data By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Harry Zahn
Economy Jun 19 Google loses appeal against $56 million fine in France Google was first slapped with the fine in January 2019, the first penalty for a U.S. tech giant under new European data privacy rules that took effect in 2018. By Associated Press
Nation Apr 04 Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to testify before House oversight panel on April 11 The panel's announcement comes as Facebook faces scrutiny over its data collection following allegations that the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica obtained data on tens of millions of Facebook users to try to influence elections. By Richard Lardner, Associated Press
Nation Jan 11 Watch 7:49 The privacy concerns at the heart of the FISA renewal debate The House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a key provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which U.S. intelligence agencies say is critical to collecting communications from overseas. But the complex issue has sparked some heated debate and seemingly contradictory… By PBS News Hour
Politics Sep 18 Watch 5:17 Smartphone user? The 2016 candidates are watching you If you own a smartphone, you are already on the frontline of the 2016 presidential race. On the left and the right, campaigns are amassing information about you and figuring out how to influence you with individualized marketing. And that's… By PBS News Hour
Jun 04 A creepy vision of the new economic order, harvested from you By Anna Bernasek, D.T. Mongan What happens when corporations become Big Brother? Anna Bernasek and D.T. Mongan paint a Orwellian future, where big data reigns. This data collection won’t just infringe on the privacy of real people, they argue, but also on market competition. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 5:40 Senate debates Patriot Act surveillance as expiration nears By PBS News Hour The Senate is in a rare Sunday session, wrangling over three key surveillance provisions of the Patriot Act set to expire at midnight. PBS NewsHour's Political Director Lisa Desjardins joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington with more. Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 6:36 This year’s tech trends have both nice and naughty sides By PBS News Hour Are high-tech personal gadgets on your holiday shopping list? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Amy Webb of Webbmedia Group about the rise of wearable devices, the inherent concerns over data collection and security and the industry that’s popped up to help… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch Federal oversight board says NSA should stop collecting phone records entirely By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch What are the diplomatic costs of the NSA surveillance revelations for the U.S.? How U.S. spying revelations affect diplomacy… Continue watching